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6.4/10 • 36

1993-09-141h 36m

DramaThriller

A thriller where nothing is black and white.

Brothers Vincent and Clay meet up for the first time after their father's funeral and remark on how similar they look. But unknown to Clay, Vince is actually plotting to kill him with a car bomb and pass the corpse off as his own, planning to start a new life elsewhere with his father's inheritance. But Clay survives the blast and has his face, memory and identity restored in hospital... but are they the right ones?

Directors
David Siegel, Scott McGehee
Writters
David Siegel, Scott McGehee
Editors
David Siegel, Scott McGehee, Lauren Zuckerman

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Dennis Haysbert

    Dennis Haysbert

    Clay Arlington

  2. Mel Harris

    Mel Harris

    Dr. Renee Descartes

  3. Sab Shimono

    Sab Shimono

    Dr. Max Shinoda

  4. Dina Merrill

    Dina Merrill

    Alice Jameson

  5. Michael Harris

    Michael Harris

    Vincent Towers

  6. David Graf

    David Graf

    Lt. Weismann

  7. Fran Ryan

    Fran Ryan

    Mrs. Lucerne

  8. John Ingle

    John Ingle

    Sidney Callahan

  9. Sanford Gibbons

    Sanford Gibbons

    Dr. Fuller (as Sandy Gibbons)

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John Chard

Apr 8, 2018

7/10

Stitching that burning ring of fire. Suture is written and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. It stars Dennis Haysbert, Mel Harris, Sab Shimono, Dina Merrill and Michael Harris. Music is by Cary Berger and cinematography by Greg Gardiner. Identity is the crisis can't you see - X-Ray Spex 1978 Suture is an unusual film that on the surface hangs its chief premise on a most ridiculous concept. Yet what is most striking about the film's heart and soul is that it embraces a number of staple film noir narrative threads. Photographed in spanking monochrome, and featuring an unnerving musical score, this surreal like play works with a cheeky glint in its eye as it challenges the viewer's perception of the unfurling story. Wrapped around a suggested agony of identity, Suture revels in films and styles of film making it is influenced by. Name checking them all is folly, but as the amnesia angle blends with surgical reconstruction, and the murder plot betrayal sidles up to the voiceover, other potent pics spring instantly to mind. And yet in a piece heavy on identity, Suture, in spite of its reliance on influences, does have its own identity, very much so. It's quite a debut from McGehee and Siegel, one that begs the question of why they didn't go on to greater things? Here they have great camera craft, with close ups, overheads and frame blends in action, while there's some striking imagery and noirville shadow play to take in as mood setting accompaniments. It could be argued that much of it is highfalutin, and that the philosophical probing is overkill, but the film remains unique and intriguing, if not as remotely thrilling as one hoped. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$102,780.00
Keywords
amnesiabetrayalblack and whitetwinsevil twinidentity swap