Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Paranoia (2013)

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Year of first release: 2013
Director: Robert Luketic
Actors: Liam Hemsworth (The Expendables 2), Gary Oldman (The Fifth Element), Harrison Ford (Ender's Game), Amber Heard, Julian McMahon (The Fantastic Four 1-2), Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, Always)
Country: USA
Genre: Thriller
Conditions of visioning: 28.04.2014, HD VOD, Home cinema
Synopsis: Adam Cassidy (Hemsworth) is a young ambitious engineer in the field of mobile phones. His arrogance will place him in the middle of the competition between two big companies.
Review: There is something wrong about this movie. As I have recently said for Snow White and the Huntsman in a different style, Paranoia seems to regroup all the elements to make a good movie: industrial espionage, young attractive actors (Hemsworth, Heard), classic older actors (Oldman, Ford, Dreyfuss), high tech, a subject close to the modern young audience (smartphones) and trendy music. But the mix doesn't take. The rhythm is too slow and I came to wonder: "when is something happening in this movie?".
It is a waste of the great talent of Ford, Oldman and Dreyfuss who act really well taken separately. Too bad they are drowned in the middle of this poor story.
Rating: 2 /10

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