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The Tesseract

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/21/2009
C+
Never seems to get on a coherent meaningful track. Go to Full Review
Film Threat 12/06/2005
3.5/5
Don Willmott Filmcritic.com 11/29/2004
2.5/5
what could have been a deep and introspective movie becomes a follow-the-stolen-drugs-through-the-crowded-streets action flick Go to Full Review
Film Threat 08/07/2004
3.5/5
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Audience Reviews

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04/24/2010 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. See more 11/17/2009 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. See more 08/29/2009 I remember the book being good, the film is awful. See more 03/10/2009 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. See more 01/25/2009 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. See more 10/29/2008 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. See more Read all reviews
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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
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround