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The Intended

R Released Sep 6, 2002 1h 52m Drama List
35% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 40% Audience Score 50+ Ratings
Sent by a company that trades in ivory, Englishman Hamish Winslow (JJ Feild) and his fiancée, Sarah Morris (Janet McTeer), journey to Malaysia to survey the station run by Mrs. Jones (Brenda Fricker). The couple are disheartened by the conditions, which are made worse by tensions that exist between whites and natives, as well as between Mrs. Jones and her emotionally imbalanced son, William (Tony Maudsley). When circumstances send William into a rage, Hamish and Sarah must protect themselves. Read More Read Less

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Predictable and pointless melodrama.

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Lisa Kennedy Denver Post Too dank and familiar an expedition. Rated: 2/4 Jul 9, 2004 Full Review Carla Meyer San Francisco Chronicle A story bent on melodrama and borderline sadism. Rated: 2/4 Jul 2, 2004 Full Review Tom Long Detroit News It's a moderately creepy, man-beyond- civilization exercise that can't decide whether it's arty or scary, and thus ends up being neither. Rated: C Jul 2, 2004 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Shrewd and astute, this is a film with a power that sneaks up on you and lingers long after it's over in a way you can't easily shake. Dec 31, 2004 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com introspectively good Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 27, 2004 Full Review Harry Haun Film Journal International Tropical tripe. Nov 13, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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claudia p For its entire duration, it succeeds in conveying a sense of claustrophoby and powerless in the village set in the jungle (even the birds sound like ominous). One can actually feel the frustration and freigthened concern of both Hamish and Sarah, and even more of hers given the social rules of the time it is set and since she is the one periodically left in the station alone, with basically no protection. It is not a crime/thriller, so I don't think its somewhat predictable is necessarily a minus in this kind of genre, on the contrary. Besides, I found at least a couple of not-so-predictable moments, quite relevant, in the story, such as what happens early on to Mrs Jones (which I believed would have played a major villain role) and what the priest does with the money. PS: towards the end, it gets so frustrating that it becomes impossible to side with Sarah and gets angry along with her. Last but not least, it deserves being watched (from those who like this genre) for the performances of all the main actors. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely pointless titillation. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't really know what to say except "weird." The plot wasn't clearly explained in the beginning so I had a hard time determining what the characters were doing in the jungle. Some of the characters were creepy. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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(L-R) Philip Jackson (Norton), Janet McTeer (Sarah), JJ Field (Hamish), Tony Maudsley in a scene from THE INTENDED directed by Kristian Levring. Tony Maudsley (William) in a scene from THE INTENDED directed by Kristian Levring. Olympia Dukakis (Erina) in a scene from THE INTENDED directed by Kristian Levring. Janet McTeer (Sarah) in a scene from THE INTENDED directed by Kristian Levring. Brenda Fricker (Mrs. Jones) with Philip Jackson (Norton) in a scene from THE INTENDED directed by Kristian Levring. Olympia Dukakis (Erina) with director Kristian Levring on the set of THE INTENDED. The Intended (2002) View more photos

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Synopsis Sent by a company that trades in ivory, Englishman Hamish Winslow (JJ Feild) and his fiancée, Sarah Morris (Janet McTeer), journey to Malaysia to survey the station run by Mrs. Jones (Brenda Fricker). The couple are disheartened by the conditions, which are made worse by tensions that exist between whites and natives, as well as between Mrs. Jones and her emotionally imbalanced son, William (Tony Maudsley). When circumstances send William into a rage, Hamish and Sarah must protect themselves.
Director
Kristian Levring
Producer
Patricia Kruijer, Malene Blenkov
Screenwriter
Kristian Levring, Janet McTeer
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Parallax Projekt (Innocence) Ltd.
Rating
R (Nudity|Strong Sexuality|Some Violence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 6, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.5K
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Surround
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