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Directed by | Bryan Goeres |
Written by | Zani Leo (Story) Jeff Hare and Bryan Goeres (Screenplay) |
Produced by | George Shamieh Carlo Liconti |
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Cinematography | John Holosko |
Edited by | Andy Horvitch |
Music by | Sean Murray |
Production companies | American Cinema Independent Equinox Entertainment |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment FWP Productions Free Dolphin International M.I.B. |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
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Robert Pardi from TV Guide gave the film two out of five stars, stating: "This anti-establishment action flick is an unsatisfying mix of cautionary sci-fi tale and Hitchcockian thriller." [1] Glenn Erickson writing for the website DVD Talk gave the film two and a half out of five stars and said: "Most of the acting is reasonable. Bosworth's role is dull but Dean Cain is likeable in a numbskull kind of way engineered to be acceptable in as many foreign markets as possible." [2]
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