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Actors: Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Arlington Road |
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After his wifes death a man (Jeff Bridges)settles down with his son, and expects his life to be normal, only to find that his next door neighbors are acting suspiciously (Tim Robbins, Joan Cuzack). As he investigates further, he finds himself embroiled in a terrorist plot. A very disturbing movie. Robbins is superb as the suspicious next door neighbor. A chilling ending, but very realistic. This movie may make you question the facts as they are presented to us in everyday life. An excellent film, but be prepared to be disturbed.
--Evan, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Arlington Road |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Spying & Terrorists
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- Preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
- finding an assassin
- terrorist kidnappers
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- Washington D.C.
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 3 (some)
Kind of violence:
- mission to destroy something
- hand to hand
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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