Paranoia - risky game

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Movie
German title Paranoia - risky game
Original title paranoia
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2013
length 106 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 10
Rod
Director Robert Luketic
script Barry L. Levy ,
Jason Dean Hall
production Alexandra Milchan ,
Scott Lambert ,
Deepak Nayar
music Junkie XL
camera David Tattersall
cut Dany Cooper
occupation

Paranoia - Risky Game (Original title: Paranoia ) is a 2013 thriller from director Robert Luketic with Liam Hemsworth , Gary Oldman , Amber Heard and Harrison Ford in the lead roles. It is based on the novel by Joseph Finder , published in Germany under the title Goldjunge .

action

Brooklyn-based Adam Cassidy is a young computer specialist and employee of Wyatt Corporation. In order to be able to take care of his sick father, he works hard on himself.

When he loses his job, he invites all of his friends over at the company's expense. The head of the Wyatt Corporation, Nicholas Wyatt, learns of this and gives Adam a choice: Either Adam is charged with embezzlement or he agrees to spy on Wyatt's former mentor and now rival, Jock Goddard. Goddard owns the telecommunications company Eikon, which competes with Wyatt. Adam is supposed to pass on information to Wyatt about a groundbreaking cell phone model that Eikon is planning. With Wyatt's help, Adam succeeds in joining Goddard's company and assuming a prestigious position. To get to his destination, Wyatt walks over corpses - he threatens Adam's father and friends. Adam gets caught between the fronts.

When caught stealing his cell phone, Goddard blackmailed Adam and Wyatt. Adam finally cooperates with the FBI and pulls his head out of the noose. Goddard and Adam are arrested on various offenses and Adam is not charged with the leniency program. Adam asks his former colleague Emma, ​​whom he fell in love with, for forgiveness and she forgives him. Adam builds up his own existence with a computer company in Brooklyn.

background

  • Filming lasted from July to December 2012. The film was shot in Pennsylvania ( Philadelphia , Wyndmoor and Aston) and in New York City .
  • It was released in theaters on August 16, 2013 in the USA and on September 19, 2013 in Germany.

Gross profit

Paranoia - Risky game was a flop . The film grossed only 3.5 million US dollars on the first weekend in the USA and thus entered the cinema charts at number 13. In total, the film grossed $ 7,385,015 in the United States. With box office earnings of 6,400,000 US dollars in other countries, the total global box office income was 13,785,015 US dollars, which was well below the film budget of 35 million US dollars.

reception

On the Rotten Tomatoes film review website , the film received only 5% positive reviews out of a total of 99 reviews. The average rating is 3.8 out of 10. In conclusion, it says: “Clichéd and uninspired, Paranoia is a mediocre techno thriller with indifferent acting and without a thrill.” The film magazine Cinema described the film as a “routinely rolled down high-gloss thriller ” and “predictable Rogue Piece ". In view of the "listless appearances of the actors" only Gary Oldman would convince. The film service rated the film as a "tired thriller". In particular, Liam Hemsworth's contribution as the main actor appears “pale” compared to the performance of Oldman, Ford and Dreyfuss. Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "skillful but confusing".

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Approval for Paranoia - Risky Game . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2013 (PDF; test number: 140 656 K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for paranoia - risky game . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ Box office / business for Paranoia - Risky Game (2013). Internet Movie Database , accessed September 4, 2014 .
  4. ^ Paranoia - Risky Game (2013), Filming Locations. Internet Movie Database , accessed September 4, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Paranoia - Risky Game (2013), Release Info. Internet Movie Database , accessed September 4, 2014 .
  6. ^ Grady Smith, Box office disaster: Harrison Ford's 'Paranoia' has the worst debut of 2013 (and his career) . In: Entertainment Weekly . August 18, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ a b Paranoia (2013) . Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  8. ^ Paranoia (2013) . Rotten tomatoes . Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  9. ↑ Paranoia - Risky Game. Cinema , accessed September 4, 2014 .
  10. ↑ Holger Römers, Filmdienst 18/2014
  11. ↑ Stephen Farber, Paranoia: Film Review . In: The Hollywood Reporter . August 9, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2014.