Collaborator

Name: Collaborator
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: July 6, 2012
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 56
Cast: David Morse, Martin Donovan, Melissa Auf der Maur, Olivia Williams

2012

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Tribeca Film | Release Date: July 6, 2012 | Not Rated

Starring: David Morse, Martin Donovan, Melissa Auf der Maur, Olivia Williams

Summary: Robert Longfellow is a famous playwright who can’t seem to catch a break. His recent Broadway play was met with horrible reviews and an early cancellation, and his marriage is being tested as an old flame has reentered his life during a particular moment of weakness. Retreating back to his childhood home to visit his mother, Robert crossesRobert Longfellow is a famous playwright who can’t seem to catch a break. His recent Broadway play was met with horrible reviews and an early cancellation, and his marriage is being tested as an old flame has reentered his life during a particular moment of weakness. Retreating back to his childhood home to visit his mother, Robert crosses paths with his childhood neighbor, Gus. A right-wing, ex-con who still lives at home with his mother, Gus is Robert’s polar opposite in every possible way. When Gus holds Robert hostage at gunpoint during a drunken reunion gone terribly wrong, the drama unfolds as social status, celebrity and the imminent threat of violence converge, building up to a climax that will leave both men forever changed. (Tribeca Film)… Expand

Director: Martin Donovan

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 87 min

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Movieline Michelle Orange

Jul 7, 2012

The writing is relaxed in the right places and heightened to a largely effective degree when it counts. Read full review

Farran Smith Nehme

Jul 6, 2012

Both characters are riveting, and they even manage to earn most of the freight that Donovan loads onto his heavily ironic title. Read full review

Chris Packham

Jul 4, 2012

On one level, it's a dark, funny tragedy, but it's also Donovan's thesis on his own craft. Read full review

Adam Litovitz

Jul 13, 2012

Morse and Donovan hold us rapt in this clearly told tale about identity confusion. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Jul 5, 2012

Hartley fans will certainly see his influence, especially in dialogue and movement that are so precise as to feel choreographed. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Jul 4, 2012

Both Robert and Gus seem defined purely by their eccentric speech patterns, and it takes a while for the duo to register as anything other than acting-exercise conceits. But once the story takes a defiantly odd turn into thriller territory (really an excuse to hole up two talented thespians in a single location), the affected nature of the performances becomes a virtue. Read full review

Chris Cabin

Jul 5, 2012

The banter is playful and brazenly self-aware, but the ideas are a bit stale and don't lead anywhere emotionally substantial or narratively spontaneous. Read full review

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Jazzychef

Mar 19, 2013

i enjoyed this film, it's a sad story from the start. a lost soul looking for some form of comfort or understanding after failing to find a place in the world. ultimately the acceptance of rejection (at least that's my take) i would like to say more but its an easy movie to spoil, so illi enjoyed this film, it's a sad story from the start. a lost soul looking for some form of comfort or understanding after failing to find a place in the world. ultimately the acceptance of rejection (at least that's my take) i would like to say more but its an easy movie to spoil, so ill just say i was moved by it. tv presenters were tacky, but that may be intentional im not sure. not sure what adam(critic) meant by identity confusion, as i didn't get that theme at all. not having a go, it just wasn't my take on the film… Expand

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