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Circus (Widescreen)

John Hannah , Famke Janssen , Rob Walker    R (Restricted)   DVD
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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Circus is an appropriate title for this busy British three-ring caper film. John Hannah is the amiable ringmaster, a gambling junkie and "the smartest man I know" according to all his acquaintances. Which doesn't quite explain why everyone targets him as a patsy in their elaborate scams and schemes. There are plots aplenty here: frumpy accountant Peter Stormare hires Hannah to murder his wife and then videotapes the deed for collateral in a blackmail scheme. Upwardly mobile thug Brian Conley pressures Hannah to run his casino while plotting his demise. Sexy Famke Janssen puts on her slinky best femme fatale pose as Hannah's girlfriend with a questionable past, playing the players against one another. That past catches up with her when Fred Ward, an old partner in crime she abandoned holding the bag years back, arrives for payback. Almost too clever for its own good, Circus is an ingeniously engineered mercenary free-for-all thick with secret alliances, double-crosses, hidden identities, and a plot that twists into a new direction every five minutes. What it misses in all the self-conscious plotting is a human equation. Hannah's grinning, easygoing attitude and Janssen's sultry air of mystery help fill out the characters, but the only real satisfaction coming at the end of this crack caper is its sheer logistic perfection. --Sean Axmaker


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5.0 out of 5 stars Famke, a goddess! May 6 2002
By jason
Format:DVD
Famke Janssen is the most beautiful woman alive and she looks drop dead gorgeous as a blonde in this interesting movie. The annoying brother from "The Mummy" is also in it and he's kind of funny. But, buy this for Famke.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed Oct 18 2001
By Lisa
Format:VHS Tape
I was expecting to love Circus. I really like crime movies, and I'm in love with Eddie Izzard. But this movie was a bit of a mess. The plot was confusing, the script was so-so, and the acting could have been better. It's worth seeing once if you're an Eddie fan.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Here's to Circus Jun 12 2005
Format:DVD
Forget Usual Suspects, forget Guy Ritchie or Pulp-Fictionesque movies. CIRCUS outweighs films like Confidence or other con/affair-like plots. Mind-entertaining, spectacular, interesting, hard-to-crack. Worth if you like to use to solve riddles, if you're a bit sick of sour as two-week milk american con-movies. Thumbs up! Hannah, Izzard and Jannsen do it!
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3.0 out of 5 stars EVERYONE SCREWING UP EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE MOVIE
Crime boss asks a hitman to run a casino. Everything's falling into place when we realize that there is much more to the story, a whole pageant of double-crossing, blackmailing,... Read more
Published on April 2 2004 by Shashank Tripathi
1.0 out of 5 stars Garbage!
Dull, amateurish, ugly as bad teeth. Plus, I don't care for films that show the torture & abuse of small dogs, or any other animal or child for that matter, in order to lend... Read more
Published on Dec 6 2003 by inframan
5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest Man Ever
Robin Williams even said so. I don't want to spoil any of the content by quoting lines; they absolutely must be seen delivered from the mouth of this incredible performer. Read more
Published on Nov 30 2002 by "avfc4me"
3.0 out of 5 stars Izzard Blizzard

Fairly soggy with enjoyable aspects. Has the feel of an initial effort by a smart and creative director who hasn't yet gotten his storytelling chops honed. Read more

Published on Oct 29 2002 by Looky Lou
5.0 out of 5 stars Ha!
I got such a kick out of this film, I really wasn't expecting it to be as great as it was! It's light-hearted and quirky and it still managed to have me surprised at the end! Read more
Published on Oct 21 2002 by M. GERJOI
2.0 out of 5 stars I dont get it
What i really dont get is why are these two con-people doubble crossing so many people when they could achive the same goal by just doubble crossing Brian Conally. Read more
Published on Aug 10 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars CIRCUS is a twisty, trick-a-minute treat
Poor Leo! For him, life as a petty con-man is akin to walking a tightrope act. His boss, Bruno, sees Leo as a liability and wants him "rubbed out. Read more
Published on April 8 2002 by Hazen B Markoe
5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps You Guessing
Not at all a film where you can figure out what's going to happen next, right up to the end. The characters are witty and entertaining - excellent!
Published on Jan 5 2002
2.0 out of 5 stars I have two things to say about John Hannah
I have two things to say about John Hannah.

One: He should be in many many more films, because he is a fantastic and captivating actor. Read more

Published on Oct 22 2001 by M. Fantino
5.0 out of 5 stars Who Cons the Cons?
A great story about the seemy side of Brighton. Who is the best con man among con men? Is it the pro (John Hannah), the gorgeous American wife (Famke Jannsen), or maybe the loan... Read more
Published on Sep 18 2001 by "willibt"
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