The New York Times
By the time it reaches a weak, ambiguous conclusion, the movie has gone everywhere and nowhere, much like its psychotic main character, Bob Maconel (Christian Slater).
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He Was a Quiet Man
Christian Slater plays a disturbed loner in this 2007 thriller. With plans to shoot his work colleagues, he by chance stops a shooting instead, making him a hero in the eyes of those unaware of his true intentions.
2007Rating: MA15+, Sexual references, themes and coarse language95 minsUSA
DramaThrillerRomance
- Director:
- Frank A. Cappello ('No Way Back', 'Steele Wool')
- Writer:
- Frank A. Cappello
- Cast:
- Christian SlaterJohn GulagerElisha CuthbertJamison Jones
He Was a Quiet Man / Reviews
New York Post
Initially shows promise, but filmmaker Frank Cappello (the early Russell Crowe vehicle "No Way Back") gets bogged down when Slater becomes involved with Elisa Cuthbert, a paraplegic survivor of the shooting who wants him to kill her.
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