The Alarmist

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Summary: THE ALARMIST!
Review: "The Alarmist" is a BLACK COMEDY starrting STANLEY TUCCI as Heinrich Grigoris, a corrupt security system salesman who BREAKS INTO HOMES to drum up new business! DAVID ARQUETTE is his naive new employee who falls for new customer KATE CAPSHAW! This movie is based on KEITH REDDIN's play "Life During Wartime"! This 1998 film is directed by Evan Dunsky! This is not a big comedy, but if you are fans of Tucci's acting, dollars to donuts you will get some measure of enjoyment out of watching this one! Plus, the TITLE is such a SUBTLE PUN!

Rating:
Summary: THE ALARMIST!
Review: "The Alarmist" is a BLACK COMEDY starrting STANLEY TUCCI as Heinrich Grigoris, a corrupt security system salesman who BREAKS INTO HOMES to drum up new business! DAVID ARQUETTE is his naive new employee who falls for new customer KATE CAPSHAW! This movie is based on KEITH REDDIN's play "Life During Wartime"! This 1998 film is directed by Evan Dunsky! This is not a big comedy, but if you are fans of Tucci's acting, dollars to donuts you will get some measure of enjoyment out of watching this one! Plus, the TITLE is such a SUBTLE PUN!

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Summary: A Pointless, Laughless Mess of a Stage Play¿ I mean Film.
Review: "The Alarmist" is an Ordeal to sit through, a Talky Theatre production that has No Place in the film world. I can't even see it being good on Stage. One or two Laughs does Not a good comedy make, yet one or two laughs is the most you'll get from this film. (And both come from Ryan Reynolds)

David Arquette ("See Spot Run" and "Ready to Rumble") adds Another Nail to his Career Coffin as a Young Alarm Salesman under the Tutelage of his Unscrupulous Boss (Stanley Tucci) who uses "Shifty Tactics" to Raise Sales. At Least, that is the story that the Rental Cover and the Theatrical Trailer say it's about, when you actually See the film, it's not really about that at all, it's Much more Boring and Confused. "The Alarmist" has No idea what it wants to Be, where it wants to Go, or what Genre it's in. Is it a Drama, is it a Comedy... Beats me, It seems it's attempting to be a Cross-Genre Quirky Comedy in the vein of "Grosse Point Black", if that Was it's goal, it Failed Big time.

David spends the film looking Confused and Bewildered, Stanley spends the film Attempting to Rescue the film, but that is Too Much for one man to do. Ryan saves every scene he's in, but they are Few and Far Between. The Ladies in the cast don't help the proceedings much. Mary McCormack looks Embarrassed, to the point of Hiding her Face from the Camera, while Kate Capshaw is seems Inexplicable Pleased with her performance, while we the audience find it Cringe-worthy.

"The Alarmist" is a Weird little film that will appeal to different people in different ways, it's just one of those films that you Don't Know until you see it. For me, it was a Waste of my time.

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Summary: An fun dark comedy.
Review: A honest home-security system Salesman (David Arquette) has an affair with his first client (Kate Capshaw) and learns that his Rudeful boss (Stanley Tucci) and his business associate are Staging Residential Break-ins to boost thier company sales.

Directed by Even Dunsky, which he Wrote the Screenply to This black comedy has a lot of moments of this dark humor film. Arquette gives one of his best performances. A missed at the Art-House Theaters but on video, has been giving an Cult Following. Based on a Play by Keith Reddin (All the Rage). Grade:A-.

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Summary: The art in the movie is excellent!
Review: All I have to say is that the art in the movie is extraordinary. John Scane, a local Los Angeles artist, provided some of the artwork, and his work can be seen at Kantor Gallery in West Hollywood, CA. Other than that, Arquette, Capshaw, and Tucci show their comedic side, and are pretty good together. But I'd see it mainly for the art!

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Summary: An affair
Review: Honest home security system salesman has an affair with his first client and learns that his reptillian boss and business associate are staging residential break-ins to bolster company sales.

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Summary: Word To The Wise ...
Review: If it stars David Arquette, move along.

Quickly.

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Summary: David Arquette is a study in facial expressions
Review: The movie isn't much to shout about. The only thing which sustained my interest was David Arquette's acting and very expressive face. I think David can do more with his face than most actors can with their bodies.

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Summary: What a pleasant surprise!
Review: This movie is not what it looks like on the cover artwork. This is a very funny - yet very serious - movie. (Get ready for an emotional rollercoaster ride.) The writing is simply wonderful and while it is at times quite baudy, it is always wonderfully sweet. The performances are for the most part, stunning. Evan Dunsky is a director to watch...

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Summary: Great acting, actually quite funny, WEIRD!
Review: Watch out, you're in for a great time, but don't forget to lock your doors, if this movie can get into your house, then burglars may seem very ordinary. Give the burglar some popcorn, sit back, I think he's gonna like this one too, don't forget to make that a really big bag, of popcorn. If he has any sense he also sells security system, in case his acting career doesn't pan out. My advice to you, use that few extra bucks you saved on your new secutiy system to get this movie.