Variety
Between Knight's nuanced script and Crowley's nimble direction, such contradictions shouldn't distract audiences much from the immediate thrills of this taut genre exercise,
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Closed Circuit
International suspense drama starring Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall and Jim Broadbent. A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their lives in jeopardy. From the director of Boy A, and the writer of Eastern Promises and Dirty Pretty Things.
2013Rating: M, Violence and coarse language96 minsUK, USA
DramaMysteryThriller
- Director:
- John Crowley ('Boy A', 'Intermission')
- Writer:
- Steven Knight
- Cast:
- Eric BanaRebecca HallJim BroadbentCiarán HindsRiz AhmedJemma PowellAnne-Marie DuffJulia StilesIsaac Hempstead WrightKenneth CranhamDenis Moschitto
Closed Circuit | Reviews
Total Film
It's a slow-burning, well-acted thriller that's only really let down in its third act.
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The Guardian
It plays as cut-price Le Carré; a recording of a recording of superior films. The picture is fuzzy, and the plot becomes garbled.
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Hollywood Reporter
Well-acted British courtroom drama never really delivers the necessary thrills.
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