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Name: The Clearing
Released: 2004-7-2
Cast: Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, Willem Dafoe, Alessandro Nivola, Matt Craven

The Clearing

R
1h 35m
2004

43%

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Wayne and Eileen Hayes (Robert Redford, Helen Mirren) appear to be living the American dream until Wayne is kidnapped in broad daylight from their peaceful Pittsburgh estate. Suddenly, the man who at one point prided himself on being a cunning negotiator finds his fate resting in the hands of a kidnapper (Willem Dafoe) who has nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Director:

Pieter Jan Brugge

Producer:

Palmer West, Jonah Smith

Writer:

Justin Haythe

Cast:

Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, Willem Dafoe, Alessandro Nivola, Matt Craven, Melissa Sagemiller

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

43%

Critics Consensus: Though it has an excellent cast, this emotionally detached movie is the kind that one admires more than enjoys.

Reviews

Creative Loafing

Felicia Feaster

An evolutionary thriller, The Clearing not only reinforces the status quo, it grinds the face of the economy's losers in the dirt and does a victory dance on their head.

Good performances almost make it worthwhile.

I just expected a lot more in the end, and really just didn't get it with a routine script, bland plot, and an ending that was too sudden to be accepted.

June 21, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Empire Magazine