The Circle (2017, D: Ponsoldt) S: Watson, Hanks, Boyega, Gillan
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The Circle is an upcoming American science-fiction drama film directed and written by James Ponsoldt, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Dave Eggers. The film stars Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Patton Oswalt, and Bill Paxton.
A woman (Watson) lands a job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, where she becomes involved with a mysterious man.
A woman (Watson) lands a job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, where she becomes involved with a mysterious man.
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This seems to follow the book and then take things to more extremes (ie. making Circle look more evil).
I enjoyed the book, so I'll give this a shot at some point.
I enjoyed the book, so I'll give this a shot at some point.
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looks o..k
maybe this movie should have been made 10-15 years ago
Cause nowadays this is like everyday business
maybe this movie should have been made 10-15 years ago
Cause nowadays this is like everyday business
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This comes out Friday. Review embargo until Wednesday night via a couple of sources I've seen online. Probably not a good sign.
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Why does this look like a movie about Uber?
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I will probably see this in the theatre.
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Stuckmann gave it a D. He said nothing really happens, no suspense save for one badly edited scene. Surprisingly boring. He said the most interesting characters are Watson's parents. Unfortunately it's Bill Paxton's last role as her dad.
I was mildly interested but not anymore.
I was mildly interested but not anymore.
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Yea, I'm not bothering anymore. Rental.
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Roeper gave it 1.5/4
“The Circle” is a cautionary Big Brother cyber thriller touching on themes explored in “The Net” (1995), “The Truman Show” (1998), “EDtv” (1999) and “Minority Report” (2002), with just a hint of “The Firm” (1993) and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956 and 1978), not to mention the “Gryzzl” storyline on the TV series “Parks and Recreation.”
I don’t think you and I need to connect on InstaSkypeChatFaceSnapTweeterBook for you to understand I’m saying we’ve seen this movie before.
I don’t think you and I need to connect on InstaSkypeChatFaceSnapTweeterBook for you to understand I’m saying we’ve seen this movie before.
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This got a D+ cinemascore. Awful.
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Might have to wait until this hits the local Bargain Theater in a few weeks.
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Have to chuckle at the latest TV spot I saw earlier where they showed major publications logos (like Rolling Stone, Variety, etc) proclaiming that The Circle is one of the Top 50 Most Anticipated Movies of the year.
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All the ads make it look like a TV movie.
And not even a modern TV movie with high production values. More like something produced for basic cable in 1997.
And not even a modern TV movie with high production values. More like something produced for basic cable in 1997.
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I generally only need the fingers on one hand to list my most anticipated movies of the year. I've already seen my three most anticipated movies this year: POWER RANGERS, GHOST IN THE SHELL, YOUR NAME. Can't think of any others offhand.
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Have to wonder what the producers had on Hanks to get him to even appear in this turkey.
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This is getting trashed big time.
The trailer really had a different feel than the book. The book was somewhat satirical, whereas this looks like a thriller along the lines of Antitrust.
I may just watch this for free down the road just to see how bad it is in comparison to the book.
The trailer really had a different feel than the book. The book was somewhat satirical, whereas this looks like a thriller along the lines of Antitrust.
I may just watch this for free down the road just to see how bad it is in comparison to the book.
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