Credited cast: | |||
Sienna Guillory | ... | Alison Corwin | |
Nigel Planer | ... | Ted Rove | |
Clive Russell | ... | Peter | |
Bill Paterson | ... | Reg Troughton | |
Louise Delamere | ... | Sarah | |
Anthony Flanagan | ... | Christopher Corwin | |
Rita Davies | ... | Martha Rove | |
Andrew Havill | ... | Vickery | |
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Charles Dale | ... | Richard Van Meeren |
Charles De'Ath | ... | Brown | |
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Andrew Leung | ... | Sergej |
Christopher Dane | ... | Smith | |
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Seamus O'Neill | ... | Jeff Bowler |
Mingus Johnston | ... | Henry | |
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Mia Vore | ... | Anja |
Written and directed by Palme D'Or nominee Klaus Huttmann, THE LIST is a universal and psychological thriller at the edge of our time. Christopher Cowin is in his mid 30s, a family man who owns a small advertising agency. A court case he had recently lost has shown him the rich and powerful always win! That is why Christopher creates the website THE LIST. On this site, users can label corrupt individuals in public life and award them points as to how much of a menace they are. The result is a list of politicians, CEOs and bankers. The website quickly becomes a worldwide success but suddenly, whoever is number one on THE LIST appears murdered and public opinion starts to turn against Christopher. Written by Anonymous
The List isn't exactly boring, despite the slow pace. And a fair number of useless scenes. And the as usual annoying texts to read from a filmed computer screen.
It is however unsatisfying, considering the potential of the subject. It feels like the onset was the only idea in the entire story; nothing interesting or relevant happens from there. The characters are dull, and none of their actions make sense (except maybe when the main character decides to try and become number 1.) These people don't behave like human beings. The acting is pretty bad, and there was obviously no coffee available for the actors during the entire filming.
For these reasons at least, the suspense fails to build up and I found myself completely detached all along. As expected these days, there are also attempts at plot twists instead of a good, consistent and self-sufficient storyline.
Most disappointing, in particular for its lack of social development.