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Dot the I (2005)
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Reviews Counted:59
Fresh:15
Rotten:44
Average Rating:4.6/10
Consensus: dot the i starts out as a standard love triangle, but last minute revelations turn the movie into a gimmick.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Romance, Music (General), World Music
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: dot the i, a romantic thriller with a dark comedic twist, stars Gael García Bernal, who shot to fame in AMORES PERROS (Best Actor, Cannes Semaine de la Critique), Natalia Verbeke and James D'Arcy.... dot the i, a romantic thriller with a dark comedic twist, stars Gael García Bernal, who shot to fame in AMORES PERROS (Best Actor, Cannes Semaine de la Critique), Natalia Verbeke and James D'Arcy. García Bernal, also known for his role in Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN, can currently be seen in THE MOTORCYCLE DIAIRES, Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Film. Natalia Verbeke has recently starred in the Oscar®-nominated SON OF THE BRIDE (EL HIJO DE LA NOVIA) and the BAFTA® awardwinning JUMP TOMORROW. Rounding out the cast is James D'Arcy, known for his role in Peter Weir's MASTER AND COMMANDER. dot the i is the debut feature from director Matthew Parkhill, an award-winning novelist and screenwriter. A sexy love triangle forms on the eve of her wedding when Carmen (Verbeke) recklessly kisses an attractive stranger named Kit (García Bernal). Having recently fled a violent and volatile relationship in Spain, Carmen has found comfort and safety with her adoring fiancé Barnaby (D'Arcy); but her passions are aroused by one kiss from Kit and she is immediately torn between her emotions and her loyalty to the man she is to marry. Carmen's journey teaches her that things, and people, are never quite what they seem. This thrilling tale toys with illusion and reality, passion and artifice, and takes audiences on a suspenseful race through the streets of London. dot the i, an Arcane Pictures / Summit Entertainment Production filmed entirely on location in London, is produced by Meg Thomson and George Duffield. Summit Entertainment financed the picture and handles worldwide sales and distribution, with the exception of Spain. Alquimia Cinema is the Spanish co-producing partner. -- © Summit Entertainment [More]
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Natalia Verbeke, James D'Arcy, Charlie Cox
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Natalia Verbeke, James D'Arcy, Charlie Cox, Tom Hardy
Director: Matthew Parkhill
Director: Matthew Parkhill
Screenwriter: Matthew Parkhill
Producer: David Garrett, Erik Feig, Patrick Wachsberger
Composer: Javier Navarrete
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Reviews for Dot the I
You watch the screen in disbelief and amazement that any aspiring auteur could so willfully undermine his own project this way.
...benefits greatly from the inclusion of a thoroughly unpredictable third-act twist...
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 . . .
As much as it tries to be a smart, postmodern indie film, dot the i is pure Hollywood fluff.
The term 'terrible' not only describes what happens to the characters, it also describes the brain-numbing sensation of having to sit through this movie.
The movie stops being about [its characters] - and starts being about the ways writer-director Matthew Parkhill can screw with your head.
So in love with its own inventions and convolutions that it ignores all plausibility and audience acceptance.
But despite its trickery, dot the i lacks emotional resonance that would elevate it above the banal.
Parkhill tries to keep new blood pulsing through the film, but the movie stalls by its third act, where he plays a trick that seems more desperate than fresh.
“Dot the I” wants to join the ranks of “Memento” and “The Usual Suspects,” films that reward multiple viewings, but it's so ridiculous that it doesn’t sustain a first.
Once the effect of the second act’s gimmick wears off, you find yourself growing more and more annoyed at the improbability of the entire setup.
A weird, pretty film with a dumb script, a skilled cast and a good twist, plus one hot sex scene and one brilliant scene-chew by D'Arcy.
Take a long, hard look at Parkhill's film, and you'll find too many i's undotted.
While stylishly done, Parkhill's script isn't nearly as clever as he thinks it is, and the sucker punch near the end lacks, well, punch.
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