Spinning Man

Name: Spinning Man
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: April 6, 2018
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 44
Cast: Alexandra Shipp, Annie Monroe, Carlo Rota, Clark Gregg, Eliza Pryor

2018

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Lionsgate Premiere | Release Date: April 6, 2018 | R

Starring: Alexandra Shipp, Annie Monroe, Carlo Rota, Clark Gregg, Eliza Pryor, Freya Tingley, Guy Pearce, Jamie Kennedy, Minnie Driver, Noah Salsbury Lipson, Odeya Rush, Pierce Brosnan, RJ Walker, Sean Blakemore, Sterling Beaumon

Summary: Evan Birch (Guy Pearce) is a family man and esteemed professor at a distinguished college, where his charm and reputation have made his philosophy class very popular. When a female student named Joyce goes missing, Evan’s previous off-campus dalliances make his wife (Minnie Driver) question his alibi. Gruff police Detective Malloy (PierceEvan Birch (Guy Pearce) is a family man and esteemed professor at a distinguished college, where his charm and reputation have made his philosophy class very popular. When a female student named Joyce goes missing, Evan’s previous off-campus dalliances make his wife (Minnie Driver) question his alibi. Gruff police Detective Malloy (Pierce Brosnan) has even more reason to be suspicious when crucial evidence makes Evan the prime suspect in Joyce’s disappearance. Suddenly, the questions Evan faces aren’t merely academic – they’re a matter of life or death.… Expand

Director: Simon Kaijser

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 100 min

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Gary Goldstein

Apr 5, 2018

Director-editor Simon Kaijser takes an often choppy approach to the narrative, the catch-a-mouse symbolism is a bit heavy-handed and the ending could use more oomph. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 3, 2018

Spinning Man keeps on spinning and keeps us interested, until that third act, when all this has to be resolved and the script tumbles all over itself ending, not ending and adding an epilogue that undoes the clumsy wrap-up concocted here. And here we are, a couple of hundred words later, and “forgettable” is still the label that best fits. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Apr 2, 2018

The film is ultimately tethered to the strictures of a procedural thriller, as it's rife with functional dialogue and plotting as well as forgettable aesthetics, which cumulatively reduce the existential calisthenics to filler. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Apr 4, 2018

Only the talents of its estimable cast, also including Pierce Brosnan and Minnie Driver, manage to make it worth checking out. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Apr 5, 2018

Spinning Man, like a film noir turned into a video game, winds up crafting a rickety atmosphere of deception out of the question of guilt or innocence. The result keeps you guessing, but it forgets to keep you caring. Read full review

Rex Reed

Apr 10, 2018

A thriller with no thrills. Read full review

Jennifer Szalai

Apr 5, 2018

A few moody flashbacks and daydreams are presumably intended to add to the noirish sense of uncertainty and unease, but instead of intensifying the mystery, they dissipate it. Read full review

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Dave_F

Mar 13, 2020

I liked this film and thought its exploration of law v morality, action and consequence was thought provoking, realistic, and well acted.

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martyo

Apr 9, 2018

This adaptation of George Harrar's fine novel, may not be the best film of the year despite the excellent work from its sterling cast. But because it's such a smart suspenseful exploration about thoughts and deeds it had a surprising effect on me. Enjoyed it enough in the theater but theThis adaptation of George Harrar's fine novel, may not be the best film of the year despite the excellent work from its sterling cast. But because it's such a smart suspenseful exploration about thoughts and deeds it had a surprising effect on me. Enjoyed it enough in the theater but the next morning I was suddenly wide-awake mulling it over, again and again. Great resonant effect –a real emotional / intellectual echo. Get to see this film while you can and see what happens to you the next day!… Expand

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Mar 9, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love the cast but this movie falls apart in the end. I don’t have a problem with how it ended, more the execution of it.… Expand

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imthenoob

Jul 7, 2018

The cast was good but the plot was just so freaking stupid. So many obvious red herrings, Lame plot twists that weren't interesting in the slightest. A solid ending could have saved this movie but the ending we got instead was just a flaming bag of dog crap that sealed the deal on this awful movie.

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Ricy

Aug 18, 2018

Sadly disappointed. I did not read the novel and after watching the movie, I am sure I will not. I have never seen a film so boring for such a short time (less than 1h40); nothing captivating, no stunning actor (maybe one, but certainly not the most important character), a poor plot and aSadly disappointed. I did not read the novel and after watching the movie, I am sure I will not. I have never seen a film so boring for such a short time (less than 1h40); nothing captivating, no stunning actor (maybe one, but certainly not the most important character), a poor plot and a bad production.
A loss of time.… Expand

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