still, the film isn't entirely without interest, for allowing Pearce and Brosnan to paint haunting portraits of men lost in their own heads, and for alluding to the gulf that resides between language and reality
fine performances can't save this formulaic suspenser; the plodding thriller mainly spins its own wheels until reaching a baffling conclusion. Only the talents of its estimable cast, manage to make it worth checking out
by Chuck Bowen [Slant Magazine ]
