- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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3 out of 5
Mel Gibson plays a neurotic New York cabbie who's consumed by wild conspiracy theories and their implications in this uneven action thriller from director Richard Donner. It's the newsletter Gibson produces that suddenly intensifies interest in him from ominous parties such as creepy Patrick Stewart, who may work for the CIA. But that's only the half of it, because when he turns to Justice Department attorney Julia Roberts for help, the Manchurian Candidate-like plot takes off. Donner glosses over the improbabilities with his usual considerable style and bravura, and Gibson and Roberts make an engaging team, but the uneasy combination of light laughs and unsavoury darkness eventually conspires against them. Conspiracy theorists will love it, though.
Plot Summary
Action mystery thriller starring Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts. A New York taxi driver obsessed with conspiracy theories turns to a beautiful lawyer for help when he himself becomes the target of a sinister plot.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Jerry Fletcher
- Mel Gibson
- Alice Sutton
- Julia Roberts
- Dr Jonas
- Patrick Stewart
- Agent Lowry
- Cylk Cozart
- Wilson
- Steve Kahan
- Flip
- Terry Alexander
- Cynic
- Alex McArthur
- Clarke
- Brian J Williams
Crew
- Director
- Richard Donner
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