Conspiracy Theory (1997)

1. The story is unique, exciting, and well-constructed. You don't know whether Jerry Fletcher (Gibson) is really a kook, psycho, or all of the above until the very end. It is an inspired moment when we finally find out. True 'surprise endings' are rarely well-done in Hollywood, (not since THE STING), and this one rocks. 2. Mel Gibson's acting amazes me again. I was never a Gibson fan until TEQUILA SUNRISE, when Mel dropped his Aussie accent and impressed many. 3. The unlikely romance between Jerry and Alice is breathtaking. That a total loser like Jerry can overcome himself and win the heart of this woman inspires us all. You will cry at the end. 4. Finally, the production and SFX will impress even the most jaded moviegoer. It is peculiar how fast we became bored with gigantic SFX and CGI technology, but these action sequences are really well done with a flair that relies on ingenuity rather than just throwing money at the audience. Give it a shot, it is a great action thriller!

Let's talk about sadness. Hey, IMDb, let's talk about a type of sadness that lingers that follows along that haunts in bitter eternity across your life. Or, I guess there is this movie, I could review it? Actors got phone calls, which lead to meetings. Those meetings resulted in lawyers receiving phone calls. Those lawyers had meetings and from those meetings it was deemed that this movie could be made. An insurance company gets their cut. Yes, at least one prostitute was paid on a production company credit card, it's cool. Also there is a soundtrack which can still be purchased. At this very moment, you could go on Amazon.com and find a copy of this movie or it's soundtrack. Sadness.

"Turn on the silencer" on the black helicopter is my favorite line. There are many others. Urban legends, hoaxes, conspiracies: all is true, or at least, close to truth (which leads to freedom).Much better than in his own movies, Mel Gibson gives reliability to his character. I liked him very much, as I liked the other male actors. Julia Roberts is not at her best. Script is really funny, a bit too long maybe. Anyway in the end we have no clear explanation about Jerry compulsive need to buy "The Catcher in the Rye". They actually trace him through the (hard-to-believe) monitoring of bookshops. If so, they should have chosen a less popular book, since it is read in almost any school!1997 seems very distant from a cell-phone-size point of view :)

Conspiracy Theory is a fairly good movie, it's entertaining sure but it did tend to drag in parts for me and felt inconsistent as a whole. Mel Gibson's crazy performance waffles between brilliance and just plain over-the-top and I had a hard time believing any part of the romancy thing going on between him and Julia Roberts as he was just a little too certifiable for anyone to fall for. And while the whole conspiracy theory/Manchurian Candidate aspect was super interesting there were also sections explaining this storyline that just went on too long and ended up being really boring. Enjoyed Patrick Stewart as the bad guy 08.13