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Summary: 'Arlington' Is the Best Road to Take for Suspense
Review: Arlington Road is a tense, taunt suspense thriller that relies on subtlety to deliver it's messages and is all the more effective for it. Mark Pellington had taken a big step in the right direction with this one as he pits Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins against eachother as neighbors suspicious to the other's behavior. For those of you who haven't seen the trailer - don't. It gives away too much of the plot and seems intent on letting us know right away who the 'bad neighbor' is. Bridges is an eccentric father, scared by the loss of his FBI agent wife, teaching a course on militant terrorist groups. And since his wife's passing he's grown increasingly obsessed so when he begins to suspect his neighbors aren't who they seem, he's met with skepisism from his new girlfriend and FBI buddy Whitt. Filling the roles of the all-too-perfect family are Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack, who plays her role to melvolent perfection. But are they terrorist? After all, Bridges is the one with the motive, he blames the feds for his wife's death. He's the one teaching these courses, he's the one growing increasingly more paranoid and the answers aren't revealed to the very end (which offers last years best twist ending in my opinion). This movie is fabulous to look at, the photography catpures every nuance of these great actors faces which convey so much expression and unlying thoughtfulness. The commentary track by Bridges and Pellington offers some of the best give and take moments in the short history of DVD. For people engaged by a tightly wound, smartly written (by Ehren Krruger who also penned Reindeer Games) thriller - this one's for you.
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Summary: Smart thriller with an surprise ending.
Review: The Plot:An colleage professor Micheal Faraday(Jeff Bridges) is hurt by his wife death, killed by a right-wing group. Micheal has becomes obsessed with the culture of these group. When his new neighbors lives across the street, Oliver and Cheryl Lang(Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack) are starting acting odd around Micheal. Micheal has a feeling that his neighbors, could be terrorists hiding from the FBI or planning their next target.A fine performances by Bridges and Robbins are great in this film. An strong sense of style directed by Mark Pellington and Written by Ehren Kruger(Scream 3, Reindeer Games). DVD is impressive with the strong widescreen transer(2.35:1), Great Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround. Special Features are Audio Commentary by the director:Pellington and actor:Bridges. A short behind the scenes featurette. An good alternate ending comes with the DVD. A must see and an very unusual strong thriller.
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Summary: I LOVED THE ENDING
Review: this movie had one of the best endings i have ever seen. i definitely recommend this film. it's suspenseful, scary, creepy and like i said before, the ending is just incredible.
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Summary: A chilling look at America's Greatest Fear
Review: Is your neighbor a terrorist? Jeff Bridges puts the pieces together and comes to the conclusion that his neighbor Tim Robbins is and is going to blow up FBI headquarters. But is it too late??? Rent this DVD and you might look at the guy across the street mowing his lawn a little differently. Excellent movie with great actors and an intriguing story line.
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Summary: one of the best movies i have ever seen
Review: ok, i can't compliment this movie enough. i was absolutely "into" the plotline of this movie. previous posts have mentioned that many details that the story relied on,were unrealistic.-which they somewhat were.- but NOT impossible to imagine. this is a thriller done almost perfectly, as the story builds quite nicely throughout.-(although the 2nd half is almost TOO-much). but overall, this is a 5-star movie. the ending is quite suprising, and origional. watching this movie just once, doesn't do it justice, as you have to watch it more, in order to pick up on tiny details, that make the movie THAT much better. absolutely awesome! it.
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Summary: Chilling Movie
Review: This is one chilling movie. It begins with the opening sequence, when we see a little boy dazed in the street, his hand bloody, and Prof. Michael Farraday (Jeff Bridges) comes to his aid. The boy is the son of Oliver and Cheryl Lang (Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack), a nice, suburban couple. But things start to change. Behind the façade of suburbia, Farraday, already paranoid as a terrorism expert and as the widower of an FBI agent murdered in a Waco-style raid, starts to suspect that the Langs are quite different that he expected. From there, the story twists and turns towards one disturbing conclusion. Arlington Road not only has a bizarre and twisting story, but has a unique visual look as well, thanks to director Mark Pellington. In fact, the film at times looks similar the the music video for Pearl Jam's song `Jeremy', which Pellington also directed. Bridges, perhaps the most underrated actor there is, is terrific and has a similar role in many ways to 1994's Blown Away. Robbins is an actor who is so versatile, that he can play both the innocent simpleton (The Hudsucker Proxy) or a conniving senatorial candidate (Bob Roberts), here displays a few new sides to his personality. Joan Cusack is also excellent in perhaps what is even a creepier role. This one will stay with you after the lights come up.
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Summary: a horribly depressing movie
Review: This movie had one of the most inrteresting beginnings i've ever seen, it gets you into the movie right away. After that though the movie's photogtaphy is annoying and the movie just gets stupid. The ending is depressing and i'd just like to say that who ever wrote this movie is a disturbed person with a disgusting outook on life. If you aren't all there and you like a truly depressing movie that would hurt a normal person's head then this is the movie that you've been searching for.
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Summary: Arlington Road Could Happen
Review: Even though I love to watch movies with Tim Robbins in them, it was too hard to see him playing such a wicked man. It made me worry about today's society. Would anyone really go to these lengths? It could really happen to you, me to anyone we dearly love. It left me wondering if his character was really the "bad guy" Kept me on the edge of my seat, good flick!
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Summary: There aren't enough stars to give this movie.
Review: I decided, after reading the other reviews, to throw in my two cents. I got chills, this is one of Tim Robbins and Jeff Bridges' best films. This ranks right up there with Jacobs Ladder, and The Fisher King. Frightening in a way that could only be real.
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Summary: This one's not a keeper...
Review: I bought this one on DVD, but I doubt I'll ever watch it more than once. The film is interesting to start with. But, its ending is far too bleak to really appreciate it. Its dark ending is unique, but I didn't enjoy it all that much. Plus there were so many analogies with the tragedy involving the Oklahoma City bombing that it made the the film much less enjoyable. In addition, there's an analogy with the Waco tragedy as well. The film at first almost validates the concerns of militia groups with government intervention in people's lives. Then, the movie breaks down into a conspiracy theory mode involving an evil anti-government terrorist group that is American-based. I'll give it three stars because of the unique premise and story. But, the tragic topics that the film makes reference to quickly add to the downward spiral of bleakness the movie falls into towards the end. For those who still want to see the film (there is a fairly intense plot thread that drives a majority of the movie), I'd recommend only renting it. This one's not a keeper.
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