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The Conspirator

2010

Robert Redford

James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline, Evan Rachel Wood ...

6.4

6,064

Drama Year 1865. In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President, the Vice-President, and the Secretary of State. The lone woman charged, Mary Surratt (Robyn Wright), 42, owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth (Toby Kebbell) and others met and planned the simultaneous attacks. Against the ominous back-drop of post-Civil War Washington, newly-minted ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"While the courtroom proceedings compel attention initially, a certain weariness sets in due to the lack of modulation in the discourse, the obviousness of the storytelling and the absence of any real subtext"	NEU
United States	Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"The Conspirator is never less than thought-provoking and illuminating. It's an answer to those who moan that they don't make movies like they used to"	POS
United States	Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune	"There's nothing jarringly wrong with Robert Redford's historical courtroom drama "The Conspirator," nor is there much to get excited about (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Those most interested in American history will probably find "The Conspirator" most valuable. Those who want a historical romance or a courtroom potboiler will be disappointed (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Rex Reed The New York Observer	"See it, enjoy a ripping good yarn and learn something"	POS
United Kingdom	Barry McEachen Empire	"A solid historical drama that carries a few too many political messages. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	POS

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