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Spartan, 2004

Starring: Val Kilmer, Derek Luke

Directed by: David Mamet

Written by: David Mamet

Language: English, Russian, Swedish

Country: USA, Germany

Runtime: 106 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:6.7

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Spartan can be described as rough and suspenseful. The plot revolves around a political conspiracy, a missing person, and secret agents. The main genres are thriller and action. In approach, Spartan is serious and realistic. It takes place in contemporary times. Note that it involves violent content.

Summary of Spartan

Acclaimed playwright David Mamet continues his movie-directing career with the noirish political thriller Spartan. Mamet clearly relishes a challenge, and by casting former Hollywood bad boy Val Kilmer in the lead role, this could be his biggest risk yet. Fortunately it's one that pays off, as Kilmer excels throughout in his role as Robert Scott, a high ranking special operations agent. Scott's expertise is called upon when the daughter of the U.S. President, Laura Newton (Kristen Bell), is kidnapped while studying at Harvard. Teaming up with rookie officer Curtis (Derek Luke), and a variety of Secret Service agents, Scott enters into a dangerous race against time to find Laura before the media gets its claws into the story. Twists and turns in the storyline are a Mamet trademark, and Spartan is no exception, with Kilmer and co. meeting a variety of bizarre dead ends on their desperate search for the abducted girl. A lead in the case suggests that Newton has been sold to a white slavery ring in Dubai, and a mission is mounted to find her, with Scott and Curtis at the helm. But when the mission is aborted at the last minute, Scott unwittingly stumbles into a possible Government cover up, which on further investigation leads him up to his neck in scandal, conspiracy, and a threat to his own life. Mamet clearly enjoys keeping viewers guessing, and as he continues to cloud the plot in smoke and mirrors, he ensures that nothing can be taken for granted right up until the final minute of the film.

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Language:	English, Russian, Swedish
Country:	USA, Germany
Release date:	8 March 2004
Runtime:	106 min

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Val Kilmer

as Scott

Derek Luke

as Curtis

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Val Kilmer in Spartan (2004)

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Chicago Tribune

Mamet being Mamet, the story has far greater repercussions than whether the kidnap victim will be returned to safety. This is a tale of grand conspiracies, formidable forces, shadow warfare; the more that is revealed, the higher the stakes become. Full Review

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by: Mark Caro

The Onion (A.V. Club)

Using simplicity as another form of deception, Mamet lays out a hand of three-card monte for the audience to see, then tricks it into guessing falsely. In this case, it's worth getting fooled out of a little cash. Full Review

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by: Scott Tobias

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I couldnt get past the bizarre, awkward, forced dialogue to watched even half of this movie. Read and rate it

28.April.2011
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by: vanessairena
vanessairena rated this movie0/10

Geez, what a snore. This movie does NOT pick up to a satisfying pace until the last 30 minutes. The story is pretty boring, and sometimes they get talkative to try and make it more interesting. The action is limited, consisting only of gunshots to... Read and rate it

22.March.2009
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by: Matthew
Matthew rated this movie4/10Disappointing

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