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5.7/10   4,474 votes
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Director:
Greg Marcks
Writers (WGA):
Michael Nitsberg (screenplay) and
Kevin Elders (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 March 2009 (Kazakhstan) more
Tagline:
Security comes at a price...
Plot:
At first, the strange phone messages promised great wealth. Soon, though, government agents pursue the young engineer receiving them around the world. full summary | full synopsis
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(21 articles)
Echelon Conspiracy - DVD Review
 (From Monsters and Critics. 4 August 2009, 9:22 AM, PDT)

[DVD Review] Echelon Conspiracy (DVD)
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Doesn't deserve the bad reviews. more (40 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Shane West ... Max Peterson

Edward Burns ... John Reed

Ving Rhames ... Agent Dave Grant

Jonathan Pryce ... Mueller

Tamara Feldman ... Kamila
Yuriy Kutsenko ... Russian General

Sergey Gubanov ... Yuri Malanin

Martin Sheen ... Raymond Burke
Ilan Goodman ... Dennis

Todd Jensen ... Agent Fletcher

Steven Elder ... Charles

Sandra De Sousa ... Female Casino Tech
Greg Donaldson ... Casino Tech
Andrea Enright ... NSA Tech #2

Trevor White ... Paul Spencer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Gift (Australia) (DVD title) (USA) (working title)
The Conspiracy (Singapore: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, some sexuality and brief language.
Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44815) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Bangkok, Thailand more

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Continuity: During the scene where echelon is upgrading itself, Raymond Burke's suit and tie changes from gray with a striped tie to brown with a polka-dotted tie and then back again. more

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39 out of 56 people found the following comment useful.
Doesn't deserve the bad reviews., 30 March 2009
6/10
Author: r-chrystal from United Kingdom

Firstly, let me say that the reviewers giving this film one star can't possibly have seen a truly bad movie. This is by no means mind-blowing, but is a OK attempt at the spy-thriller genre. It brings in some new aspects with regards to storyline, but ultimately coming of cliché'd and slightly cheesy.

The acting as OK, but i never base a film on it's acting unless it is visibly terrible, which this isn't. However, the scripting could have been massively improved just by taking out the attempted humour, which ultimately fails and leaves the film looking childish. The storyline starts off fairly strongly, and is fairly enjoyable to watch. However, it is clearly a copy of Eagle Eye/other similar films, but with a lower budget.

It's only let down is when the conspiracy is uncovered, leading to an ending that is resolved in a very cliché manor, which is a shame, as it could have made the movie more enjoyable if new aspects were brought in, giving it a better twist. Also, some of the characters play seemingly, very confused roles, switching sides from 'good' to 'bad' with no real explanation as such.

However, if you enjoyed films like Eagle Eye, Minority Report, The Island etc etc, then definitely give this a try. It isn't quite as good, but well worth the look if you fancy an easy to watch tech-based film. 6/10

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