People I Know (2002)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Daniel Algrant

Writer (WGA):

Jon Robin Baitz (written by)

Release Date:

21 November 2002 (Peru)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

He thought he'd seen it all, until the night he saw too much

Plot:

A New York press agent must scramble when his major client becomes embroiled in a huge scandal.

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Benefit | Politics | Bail | Conspiracy

Cast

Al Pacino	...	Eli Wurman
Kim Basinger	...	Victoria Gray
Ryan O'Neal	...	Cary Launer
Téa Leoni	...	Jilli Hopper
Richard Schiff	...	Elliot Sharansky
Bill Nunn	...	The Reverend Lyle Blunt
Robert Klein	...	Dr. Sandy Napier
Mark Webber	...	Ross
Eldon Bullock	...	Washroom Attendant
Juliet Papa	...	Radio Announcer (voice)
Ramsey Faragallah	...	David Fielding
Brian McConnachie	...	Jamie Hoff
Frank Wood	...	Michael Wormly
Rex Reed	...	Himself
Lewis Dodley	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Der innere Kreis (Germany) (video title)
Im inneren Kreis (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, drug use and brief sexual images.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA (TV rating) | Brazil:14 | Iceland:12 | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:14A

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Myriad Pictures

Trivia:

In the trailer, a poster for The Parallax View (1974), can be seen behind Al Pacino.

Quotes:

Victoria Gray: Is that what we're doing, E? We're surviving?
Eli Wurman: Don't underestimate it; it's harder than it looks.

Movie Connections:

Features "Crossfire" (1982)

Soundtrack:

Ghoom Charakhana

For Pacino and New York Fans!!!

This is not a bad movie. However its a movie that never really defines itself. It tries to focus on a great number of issues, social and human, but in the end, it doesnt really acomplishes in any field.

We have the political point of view. The struggle for success, the hipocrysy of the so called "governors of the world" and the false morals of many civil rights fighters, more interested in their personal power than in really succeeding in something good for the people! I loved those pictures of Jessy Jackson on the Pacino´s office!

On the other hand, we have a lonesome man, with a wasted life, always working for others well being and forgetting his own problems and needs.

The problem with Pacino was his ingenuity! And thats also what is so hard for me to accept! Is it possible for a person with his kind of life experience to be caught of guard? He actually believes he can do some good to the society, and that the powers are actually willing to in an unselfish way help him! Thats so hard to believe!

So to simplify "I Know People" is is a story about a call to reality, of an old man, who looses all its hope, and close to the end of his life, understands, it was all meaningless, and that the system is unbeatable.

Like him, we go on a trip, and ugly and dirty one! Its a rude awakening! Its sad, and I felt for this good man, whose ingenuity is his perdition!

Unfortunatly, on the techinical side, "IKP" fails, which makes this movie slow, tedious, confuse, in fact even hopeless sometimes!

But Al Pacino saves the day, with an amazing performance, another one. This is one of the best actors ever, and its a pleasure to watch him work! As always he delivers a masterpiece performace. But one has to wonder if it´s enough. It was for me!