Rotten
So riddled with unanswered questions that it requires gargantuan leaps of faith just to watch it plod along.
Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly
Overview
A handsome and successful young man with a lovely fiancée, James Jackson seems to have everything going for him, but his life begins to unravel when he develops an acute sense of paranoia. At first, he notices little things at his office that he takes as signs that people are out to get him, but soon things escalate, with Jackson convinced that a perfume ad on television holds sinister messages aimed at him. Is Jackson losing his mind, or are the threats real?
Director and cast
- Tim McCann Director
- Michael Risley as James Jackson
- Adrienne Shelly as Kim Kelly
- Spalding Gray as Scooter McCrae
- Callie Thorne as Stephanie
- Michael Rodrick as Joe Kelly
- Sakina Jaffrey as Dr. Ray
- Jase Blankfort as Tommy Kelly
- Kristin Griffith as Gale
- Jonathan Hogan as Dr. Phil Karlson
- Ted Sutton as Dr. Fred Land
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
74%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A taut, intelligent psychological drama.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
The characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity, with the ironic exception of Scooter.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
A smart little indie.
Megan Turner, New York Post
Fresh
If we sometimes need comforting fantasies about mental illness, we also need movies like Tim McCann's Revolution No. 9.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
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