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      The Tesseract

      R 2003 1h 37m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 21% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Several disparate characters find themselves in a low-end Bangkok hotel. There is Sean (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), a drug dealer awaiting a delivery; a psychologist named Rosa (Saskia Reeves), who is in mourning; a female assassin; and an up-and-coming Mafia boss trying to make a name for himself. Their pasts are revealed through a set of flashbacks, but an act of theft committed by Wit (Alexander Rendel), a bellboy, will affect each of their futures. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Never seems to get on a coherent meaningful track. Rated: C+ Jan 21, 2009 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Don Willmott Filmcritic.com what could have been a deep and introspective movie becomes a follow-the-stolen-drugs-through-the-crowded-streets action flick Rated: 2.5/5 Nov 29, 2004 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 7, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member It would be much cooler if the narrative were sticked with the regular, linear way than the unnecessary, conceited editing at the first 1/3. A bold try although not something new at all. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Tesseract does look good -- it is stylish and colorful. The characters, however, have little depth and show no real growth. The actors, especially the Thai kid, do a good job with inadequate material. The storyline is trite and never surprises you; giving it a more exotic setting than usual just isn't enough. While it was mildly enjoyable, given some of the talent that was involved, it was disappointing. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I remember the book being good, the film is awful. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member AT first I found the non linear story telling a little confusing, but I quickly got used to it and found it an interesting technique. This film is very well shot and some scenes verge on the beautiful, even while they are depicting ugly things. The child actor is fantastic in this and the adult leads are more than capable in their roles. I watched this because the screen play was written by one of my favourite authors. Here his writing style is minimal, but realistic. I would dearly love to see some of his own novels dramatised well. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member It starts out interesting enough in the first scene, but then it unravels (not in a good way) from there. I think I'll just see if the original novel is less crappy. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member I really couldn't sit through this. I watched it over the course of 6 days. I just couldn't get into it, but had to finish it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Several disparate characters find themselves in a low-end Bangkok hotel. There is Sean (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), a drug dealer awaiting a delivery; a psychologist named Rosa (Saskia Reeves), who is in mourning; a female assassin; and an up-and-coming Mafia boss trying to make a name for himself. Their pasts are revealed through a set of flashbacks, but an act of theft committed by Wit (Alexander Rendel), a bellboy, will affect each of their futures.
      Director
      Oxide Chun Pang
      Producer
      Michael Kawamura, Yoichi Matsumoto, Kazayoshi Miysato
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 37m
      Sound Mix
      Surround