| | The Intruder |  | Director: David Bailey
Actors: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nastassja Kinski, John Hannah, Charles Powell, Molly Parker
Studio: Ventura Distribution
Category: DVD
Buy New: $23.80
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 89506
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 94
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 634991111720
EAN: 0634991111720
ASIN: B00005PJ75
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Release Date: September 25, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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A partially successful psychological mystery October 14, 2005
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Using a no-name cast outside of Natassia Kinski, who portrays one of many mysterious characters in this psychological mystery, "The Intruder" has some (but not complete) success in presenting a murder mystery about people that exist in parallel universes.
There's a lot of mumbo jumbo and gobbledycook that goes on in this film noorish thriller, which revolves around a newly married couple and the husband's deceased wife. The mystery begins to unfold almost from the beginning as strange events occur about every 10-15 minutes.
The film includes strong sexual content and some nudity that doesn't add much to the overall tone. The characters seems more interdependent and interconnected than in most movies like this, as if this was the cast of "Friends" involved in a murder mystery with lots of European feel.
I did not find this an altogether satisfying film although I sat through the entire 90 minutes and never guessed how it would end. This is probably worth a spin in your DVD player if you like this kind of thing.
A REAL QUANTUM LEAP January 30, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
THE INTRUDER opens with a young woman being questioned in the death of another woman. The police says she killed her two years ago; the lady says she just killed her. Fade to a saxophone player out on the streets of some undisclosed city where the accused lady is visiting an art gallery. As she leaves, she is accosted by a mugger who takes her purse and in the process knocks her down, causing her to sprain her ankle. To her rescue comes a fellow she bumped into in the gallery who takes her to his loft apartment, nurses her to health and next thing we know, they're married. They live in same loft with other tenants who are all a sort of "family" who know each other and their secrets intimately. We discover that new hubby has been married before and that his wife was murdered by an apparent break-in, but the murderer was never caught. New wife thinks old wife is really alive and stalking her; friend of hubby says that he is investigating a'la' Philadelphia Experiment, the theory of a quantum leap, or time warp, or parallel time, whatever you choose to call it. Thus the screenplay by Jamie Brown based on a novel by Brooke Leimas unfolds. At times incoherent and muddled, its resolution stretches credibility and the ending is somewhat disappointing. THE INTRUDER has some atmospheric moments but doesn't quite achieve a level of comprehension that I would have found more satisfying. Charlotte Gainsbourg (21 Grams) stars as Catherine, and her performance becomes more grating as the movie goes on; the ever lovely Natassa Kinski plays Nick's lover and patron, but has little spirit in her performance; Molly Parker fares a little better as Catherine's friend Daisy who finds unrequited love; Charles Powell is irritating in his role as Nick, and he never takes his character to the full realm of potential; John Hannah as the quantum leap theorist is sufficiently esoteric but not fully realized in depth. Perhaps a more talented visionary director such as Brian DePalma or Jonathan Demme could have found more to do with this film; as it is, it merely manages to be interesting enough to hold one's interest.
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