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Unspeakable

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After learning of a condemned man's innocence, a psychiatrist tries to convince the guilty party to confess.

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John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis 10/14/2004
4/10
Expect no suspense, no surprises, no shocks, no original ideas, no interesting characters, no meaningful dialogue, and no kind of resolution that makes any sense whatsoever. Go to Full Review
Walter Chaw Film Freak Central 10/12/2004
0/4
A sad vanity piece. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 10/04/2004
1/5
one of the worst scripts written since the Ed Wood era Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 10/03/2004
.5/4
It's incredible that Unspeakable features a fairly impressive cast...given how completely and utterly bad it is, irredeemable on virtually every level. Go to Full Review
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Jerry S 12/30/2023 Loved it, great horror watch See more filippo c 10/18/2020 Downright ridiculous. You whisper WTF? every 5 minutes of the "movie". It makes no sense whatsoever, honestly seems like a really poor episode of the X-files. Low quality script, amateur direction, really indecent acting and completely deprived of any plot. That's why it is on Amazon Prime, which is warranty of certified lousy movies. Why is he in a cage pulled by police horses in the middle of Mexican desert? What is that idiotic device she uses to scan brains and how does it work? Memories, dreams, wishes or what? Why the worms? Why the gratuitous killing of the innocent Caesar? This is all completely deliberate. Why, why, why...why did I watch this...? See more 02/27/2013 "Unspeakable" is a ridiculous attempt at making a psychological thriller. The movie throws everything at the wall, but nothing really sticks. The movie for example, seems to have a message about the death penalty, how many people probably take far too much glee out of ending a person that has been sentenced to death (as we can see in the early unjust sentence of a man accused of murder) but also delivers a villain so evil and so dangerous that leaving him alive is unfathomable. Even locking him up isn't an option because not only is this serial killer thought to be "by many religious groups" the anti-christ but also possesses numerous super-human abilities, like the ability to alter people's memories, telepathy and the ability to control small creatures. The killer is also able to heal from severe wounds instantly (wounds meant to kill people, not just light ones) and is able to teleport (that second one might just be the bad editing though, the killer is somehow able to sneak up on the female lead effortlessly). On top of this super-serial killer, we also get a story of a internally tormented psychiatrist who must interview the killer to get to the truth. Partially to clear up her conscience and partially to prove the innocence of a man, she must delve deep into the mind of a maniac. Not through questionnaires and in-depth analysis though, through a device that allows you to record a person's memories onto a computer. This device is either one of the greatest inventions of all time (because hey, wouldn't it be useful to save memories forever?) or as the warden of the prison treats it, just another useless doo-dad that is just getting in the way of capital punishment. The devices doesn't seem to work correctly, since it somehow manages to record fantasies and other events that cannot happen and people's memories are shown through a third person's point of view but the movie implies that it's the greatest thing ever... it just doesn't know what it wants to do with this device. The movie is poorly put together, with bad special effects (the computer generated insects are very bad and the splattering blood is not convincing), an insane plot that makes little sense, stupid characters (if your super awesome device that records people's memories can prove a man's innocence, wouldn't you want to edit the scene the killer dreamed up where the two of you have sex out?), over-the-top performances (Dennis Hopper in particular), continuity errors (apparently a six-man beating will leave you looking ok) and an ending that really screams "Our movie was so deep we need to tack this black screen with text on it to tell you how much these characters are tormented". If you watch "Unspeakable" you'll be amazed and left speechless after witnessing this train wreck. (Dvd, February 24, 2013) See more 01/10/2012 Disappointing, gory outing, not befitting an actor of Hopper's status. See more 06/04/2011 Freakin' Loved it!!!! See more 05/02/2011 I hope Dina Meyer was paid alot to have star in such crap... See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After learning of a condemned man's innocence, a psychiatrist tries to convince the guilty party to confess.
Director
Thomas J. Wright
Producer
Lee Friedlander
Screenwriter
Pavan Grover
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Pavan Films
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 27, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2020
Runtime
1h 30m