Dot the I

R

Released Mar 11, 2005

1 hr. 32 min.

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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26%

58 Reviews

Tomatometer

76%

5,000+ Ratings

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A flamenco dancer (Natalia Verbeke) has an affair with a Brazilian actor (Gael García Bernal), provoking a drastic reaction from her priggish husband (James D'Arcy).

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Critics Consensus

dot the i starts out as a standard love triangle, but last minute revelations turn the movie into a gimmick.

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Michael V

Dot the i (Spain: el punto sobre la i; Argentina: Obsesión) is a 2003 psychological thriller film starring Gael García Bernal, Natalia Verbeke, and James D'Arcy. It was written and directed by Matthew Parkhill 🎥 It's good 🙂 I'd recommend it if you like this genre 👍🏼 S DANGER IS IN THE DETAILS Young lovers in London are wrapped up in a love triangle that may not be exactly what it seems. Carmen, a beautiful Spanish woman with a tendency to lose her temper at the drop of a hat, is about to be married to Barnaby, a caring, wealthy, but slightly boring Englishman. While out with friends on her ‘hen night' she encounters a stranger who suddenly sparks a passion that has been sleeping within her. As her wedding date approaches, she finds herself struggling to put this newcomer out of her mind, but his effect on her keeps growing stronger. What is it that he sees in her, and why does she feel like she's being pushed inevitably into his arms?

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/22

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Audience Member

first hour of the movie is Okayish , but its the last 45 minutes that change the complexion of the whole movie. D'Archy and Bernal act out of their skins but the sheer silliness of the ending makes it a great film to a good film. Its not the usual cinema and it does have its charm. Recommended.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

It is so bad, it is good.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

This one got an extra half a star for the twists. They try to be extra clever, but if you are an avid movie watcher, you should be able to pick up on some of the turns the plot takes. I do recommend watching this one.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

Great Movie, what happened at the end was FAB.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Filme perfeito! Vale a pena assistir!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Matthew Parkhill

Director

Gael García Bernal

Kit

Natalia Verbeke

Carmen

James D'Arcy

Barnaby

Tom Hardy

Tom

Charlie Cox

Theo

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Its trickery might seem cute or clever to viewers who don't take either movies or people very seriously, but to me it recalled cynical "puzzle" films like Memento and Irreversible, with no reason to exist apart from its gimmick.

Feb 5, 2018

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Kerry Lengel

Arizona Republic

As much as it tries to be a smart, postmodern indie film, dot the i is pure Hollywood fluff.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 18, 2005

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

So in love with its own inventions and convolutions that it ignores all plausibility and audience acceptance.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 25, 2005

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David Noh

Film Journal International

You watch the screen in disbelief and amazement that any aspiring auteur could so willfully undermine his own project this way.

Mar 1, 2007

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...benefits greatly from the inclusion of a thoroughly unpredictable third-act twist...

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 29, 2006

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James O'Ehley

SA Movie & DVD Magazine

Dot the I is okay-ish until it drops one of those Sixth Sense-style plot twists which negates everything that has gone before it into audiences' laps . . .

Apr 28, 2006

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Synopsis

A flamenco dancer (Natalia Verbeke) has an affair with a Brazilian actor (Gael García Bernal), provoking a drastic reaction from her priggish husband (James D'Arcy).

Director: Matthew Parkhill
Executive Producer: Erik Feig, David Garrett, Bob Hayward, Francisco Ramos, Patrick Wachsberger
Screenwriter: Matthew Parkhill, Matthew Parkhill
Distributor: Innovation Film Group
Production Co: Summit Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Violence|Nudity|Language|Strong Sexuality)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 11, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $306.2K
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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