Conspiracy (2008)

Director:

Adam Marcus

Writers (WGA):

Adam Marcus (written by) &
Debra Sullivan (written by)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller | War

Tagline:

Hell hath no fury like revenge...

Plot:

A seasoned senior enlisted special operations (spec ops) United States Marine is wounded during combat operations in Iraq...

Plot Keywords:

Ex Marine | Military

Cast

Val Kilmer	...	MacPherson
Gary Cole	...	Rhodes
Jennifer Esposito	...	Joanna
Jay Jablonski	...	Deputy Foster
Greg Serano	...	Miguel
Stacy Marie Warden	...	Carly
Christopher Gehrman	...	E.B.
Bob Rumnock	...	Bock
Scott Burkett	...	Deputy Jefferson
Rene Mousseux	...	Deputy Lee (as René Paul Mousseux)
David Frye	...	Deputy Jenson
Adam Marcus	...	Terry
Jeannine Cota	...	Lucinda
Anthony Jordan Atler	...	Reinol
Debra Sullivan	...	Susie the Waitress

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Russian | Arabic | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | Germany:18 | Australia:MA | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Bonanza Creek Ranch - 15 Bonanza Creek Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Hollywood Media Bridge

Trivia:

On the Cover McPhearson uses a M-47 Shotgun, but never uses this Weapon in the Film.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene when MacPherson is getting a ride from the day worker, the truck is loaded with lumber, etc and the tailgate is open when he picks him up again after making a stop at the job site. Then after a cut the truck's tailgate is closed. Then after another cut when they get close to the address MacPherson is seeking, the tailgate is open again with the lumber sticking out.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-03-15)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Fly So High

Unconvincing and boring

Basic plot: a colorful person finds himself presented with a conspiracy involving the disappearance of a friend. Been done many times and can be very entertaining. But this is not "Bad Day at Black Rock"! First of all, Kilmer is clearly too old to play a crack marine. And he is seriously overweight and stiff. He comes across as grumpy rather than sinister. The setting is just as unconvincing: Supposedly this is a new town being built in the middle of nowhere using cheap Mexican labor. Yet many of the buildings are wild west era in style. Its obviously a generic western movie set, possibly located on Kilmer's own ranch. A 19th century "Dance Hall" is reached by a dirt street with a speed limit sign stuck in the earth, yet its flat as an airport runway. And its not a revitalized ghost town either. Everything is new, as though they just finished shooting an episode of Bonanza. Only the horse trough is missing. The small cast is comprised of stock characters: a young snotty cop who seems to be the entire police department, a beautiful girl running a dollar store with a precious little daughter, naturally terrified of telling the truth. She runs a lending library...with books! No vcrs, no dvds in this town although they have cable TV. Who thinks this stuff up? You are expected to suspend disbelief for dramas but when one anachronism is piled upon another goof on top of a plot hole, its difficult to take the story seriously. And the predictable story grinds on and on like a celluloid glacier. Go to the loo or make coffee, you wont miss anything. I hope this isn't an indication of the direction Kilmers career is taking as he is capable of much better. If you like daffy plots, watch a Steven Segal movie: at least they are entertaining.