The Spanish Prisoner
Added 10/9/2009
A suspenseful and well acted movie. The plot kept one in suspense and Campbell Scot did his usual understated and excellent job in his role. Steve Martin, Ben Gazzara were excellent. My only disappointment was the female lead, Rebecca Pidgeon, as she did not seem believable. .
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DVD The Spanish Prisoner
Added 9/6/2009
A good movie to watch a couple of times a year. Very low-keyed performances and obviously not a big budget picture, but we do get to see Steve Martin in a different role. I guess that I consider this one of my "guilty pleasures" movies.
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Best Movie Ever
Added 6/24/2009
I saw this movie several years ago and it has something unique about it. It is the best study of human behavior I have ever seen. This is my third copy. If you've ever worked for a highly political environment where there was a lot of money at stake, this is the movie that you must see. I've worked for dot coms for years and this became my bible of human behavior and deception. Steve Martin plays a villain and is brilliant. I have played one scene over and over. For veteran dot com'ers and they all get a copy. Watch Steve Martin's explanation of why employers treat their best and brightest so incredibly badly. The truth in the monologue can be applied to relationships and work to give true clarity behind why people do what they do.
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The Spanish Prisoner
Added 6/15/2009
Good drama. I love stories about con men and wanted this in my collection. It was good to see Steve Martin in a serious role and Campbell Scott (son of George C)in what may have been his first role.
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Could Have Used A Bit More Spark But Still Pretty Good
Added 5/28/2009
"A thinking person's film" - that's one label for this movie which basically starred unknown actors. Campbell Scott plays the lead. I read where one well-known critic labeled his acting as "wooden," but I didn't find that. He was okay, as was the female lead, Rebecca Pigeon.
Both played very low-key characters. Pidegon has an interesting face and was new on the film scene when this came. She's made a couple of films since that are recognizable but I can't say the same for Scott. Also making smaller appearances here are "name" players, Steve Martin and Ben Gazzara. Of course, they're on the cover of the DVD, which is a bit misleading.
The story is about an elaborate con job perpetrated on Scott. The problem with it is that it gets too confusing in the last half hour. Despite that, I still found this movie intriguing, even though it may not be one I would watch more than once, possibly twice. There's an "edge" or something that's missing here, to make this a more entertaining film. Yet, there are a lot of reviews here on Amazon and so a lot of folks must have liked this.
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The Spanish Prisoner
Added 10/9/2009
A suspenseful and well acted movie. The plot kept one in suspense and Campbell Scot did his usual understated and excellent job in his role. Steve Martin, Ben Gazzara were excellent. My only disappointment was the female lead, Rebecca Pidgeon, as she did not seem believable. .
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DVD The Spanish Prisoner
Added 9/6/2009
A good movie to watch a couple of times a year. Very low-keyed performances and obviously not a big budget picture, but we do get to see Steve Martin in a different role. I guess that I consider this one of my "guilty pleasures" movies.
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Best Movie Ever
Added 6/24/2009
I saw this movie several years ago and it has something unique about it. It is the best study of human behavior I have ever seen. This is my third copy. If you've ever worked for a highly political environment where there was a lot of money at stake, this is the movie that you must see. I've worked for dot coms for years and this became my bible of human behavior and deception. Steve Martin plays a villain and is brilliant. I have played one scene over and over. For veteran dot com'ers and they all get a copy. Watch Steve Martin's explanation of why employers treat their best and brightest so incredibly badly. The truth in the monologue can be applied to relationships and work to give true clarity behind why people do what they do.
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