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Closed Circuit

2013

John Crowley

Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Ciarán Hinds, Jim Broadbent ...

5.7

2,843

Thriller Martin Rose (Eric Bana) and Claudia Simmons-Howe (Rebecca Hall) are lawyers -- and ex-lovers -- who find themselves put at risk after they join the defense team for an international terrorist's trial. A massive car bomb at Borough Market leaves a hundred dead and a suspect in the hands of the British legal system. But with MI5 muscling in and the Attorney General (Broadbent) demanding a closed trial, defending QCs Martin and Claudia ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"The director, John Crowley, handles Steve Knight’s snaky script capably, introducing the characters, their backgrounds and the political stakes in bold strokes"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"[A] slick, smarter-than-usual conspiracy yarn"
		Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter	"A couple of scenes toward the end do generate the suspense that the whole movie needed. But the impact is too muted, and an air of tired familiarity ultimately curdles the entire enterprise"
		Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"Bana never quite seems enough to anchor a picture for me; all the same, he acquits himself sharply here (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"
		Claudia Puig USA Today	"Not only an intelligent, well-told and deftly acted story, it provides refreshing counter-programming in a season filled with noisy, uninspired sequels and mindless action movies (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

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