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The Adjuster

1991

Atom Egoyan

Elias Koteas, Arsinée Khanjian, Maury Chaykin, Gabrielle Rose ...

6.7

1,107

Drama Insurance adjuster Noah (Elias Koteas) works with people who have suffered the loss of their homes and other disasters. He gets a little too involved with his clients, taking advantage of their vulnerability to control their lives--while only having the most glancing interactions with his own wife, Hera (Arsinee Khanjian), who secretly videotapes the porn films she watches for a government censor board. When another couple (Maury ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Joe Lipsett Bloody Disgusting	"A haunting meditation on the struggle to connect to others; characters are instead caught in a cyclical baptism of fire, role-play, mediated video, and shimmering memories of violence.
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"What is interesting is how Egoyan creates this intensely personal universe while at the same time making a movie that is funny and challenging."
		Time Out	"An engrossing, deadpan tragicomedy, evocatively shot in CinemaScope, with surprisingly affecting performances from Koteas and Chaykin in particular."
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"There's a difference between trying to do something profound, and actually achieving that aim, and only those who enjoy genuinely eclectic motion pictures are likely to see Egoyan's efforts here as fruitful (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"Moody, disturbing and purposely obscure, it is put together with so much assurance that it makes indelible marks on your mind even when you’re not exactly sure what it’s trying to say."
		Variety Staff Variety	"In an escalating quest for eccentricity, Atom Egoyan's analysis of voyeurism is becoming profoundly shallow"
		Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"Another chilly social comedy from the enigmatic director, it furthers Egoyan's meditation on human relationships as devalued by the demon media."

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