The Clearing Movie Review 2004

Rich businessman Redford is kidnapped from his driveway by frustrated former employee Dafoe. As Dafoe leads Redford through the woods towards an appointed meeting spot with the other kidnappers, Redford tries to talk Dafoe into letting him go free. His wife (Mirren), meanwhile, finally notices his prolonged absence and calls in family and FBI. Redford talks to Dafoe about his wife; Mirren talks to an understanding agent about her husband. As the tension builds around them, the two reflect upon their importance to one another. Quietly suspenseful and full of interesting, fully fleshed characters, with a deliberate pace, beautiful acting, and a rewarding twist at the end.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on DVD
Running time 91 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Psycho-Thriller, Kidnapped!, Hostage!, FBI, Marriage

Screenplay

Justin Haythe

Cast

Robert Redford, Willem Dafoe, Helen Mirren, Matt Craven, Alessandro Nivola, Melissa Sagemiller, Wendy Crewson, Larry Pine, Diana Scarwid, Elizabeth Ruscio

Cinematography

Denis Lenoir

Director

Pieter Jan Brugge

Music

Craig Armstrong

Other

Douglas Axtell, Kevin Tent, Chris Gorak, Florence-Isabelle Megginson

Producer

Palmer West, Jonah Smith, Pieter Jan Brugge, Thousand Words, Wildwood Enterprises, Fox Searchlight, 20th Century-Fox