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.... [More]
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Natalia Verbeke, James D'Arcy, Charlie Cox
Director: Matthew Parkhill
Reviews for Dot the I
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You watch the screen in disbelief and amazement that any aspiring auteur could so willfully undermine his own project this way. Full Review |
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...benefits greatly from the inclusion of a thoroughly unpredictable third-act twist... Full Review |
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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 . . . Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
As much as it tries to be a smart, postmodern indie film, dot the i is pure Hollywood fluff. Full Review |
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1/4 |
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. Full Review |
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2/4 |
The movie stops being about [its characters] - and starts being about the ways writer-director Matthew Parkhill can screw with your head. Full Review |
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2/5 |
So in love with its own inventions and convolutions that it ignores all plausibility and audience acceptance. Full Review |
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2/4 |
But despite its trickery, dot the i lacks emotional resonance that would elevate it above the banal. Full Review |
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2/4 |
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. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
“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. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
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. Full Review |
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6/10 |
A curious mélange that works more often than not. Full Review |
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B- |
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. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Take a long, hard look at Parkhill's film, and you'll find too many i's undotted. Full Review |
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D+ |
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. Full Review |
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