Circus
In this thrilling crime story set in Brighton, England, Leo Garfield (John Hannah) is a chess-playing con man and gambler who is hired to murder a friends wife, but instead kidnaps her and holds her for ransom. With a rapid twist in plot, Leo realizes that he's been set up, and is now in trouble not only with the guy that hired him, but also with thugs Troy (Eddie Izzard) and Bruno (Brian Conley), and with his own wife, Lily (Famke Janssen), who all want to get back at Leo for his dirty tricks. Action-packed, darkly humorous, and full of suspense, director Rob Walker's CIRCUS takes viewers for a frightening ride.
Art/Foreign, Action/Adventure and Thriller.
Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language.
Starring: John Hannah, Famke Janssen, Eddie Izzard, Fred Ward, Peter Stomare.
Directed by Robert Walker and Rob Walker.
Produced by Alan Latham and James Gibb.
Written by David Logan.
Distributor: Columbia Tristar
Release Date: September 15, 2000 Limited
Reviews
The New York Times
"If an Olympic competition for overplotted movie is ever held, Circus seems a likely contender for the gold."Empire - (2 out of 5 stars)
"Another Brit-set gangster comedy bites the dust."
Evening Standard
"...[a] thuggish mess..."
inside out film - (1 out of 5 stars) "You come out of the cinema feeling worse than when you went in."
Irish Times
"...shallow, silly, deeply unimaginative..."
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