Quicksand - Schmutziges Geld

I love Michael Keaton, but let's face it, the man hasn't done much since such classics as Batman and Johnny Dangerously. I'm still looking for a Michael movie that catches my eye because he is such a hidden talent. Quicksand is just like the others, average and nothing special as well as poorly written. It actually had potential to have suspense and an edge on your seat type of thrill ride, but ends up like most thrillers, because if you've seen the big shockers, then you have pretty much from that point see the rip offs. The acting is OK and the ending? Not so much to do with, this was an amateur movie and an insult to both Michaels. Let's hope for better improvements in the future!

6/10

Started off great, nice chase scenes, Michael Keaton trying to piece eveything together, after being framed of murder. The Lela character wasn't very likable, and she made the movie drag a bit towards the middle. Then Keaton and Caine cross paths and movie picks up again. I liked their banter and Caine adds good humor. It's an okay movie, but I wouldn't watch again

Well-paced thriller but nothing special , based on the book "Boudapesti 3" by Desmond Lowden. Dealing with a banker , Martin Raikes (Michael Keaton) , head of the compliance section of a New York City bank , as he journeys to Monaco to investigate the ominous activities of a company , he then finds himself framed for murder and running for his life and other convenient obstacles with no much sense . As he encounters his life dragging him into a new circle of violence . The workaholic banker meets a tarnished secondary actor (Michael Caine) who has become embroiled in criminal activities as well as a suspicious film executive called Lela Forin (Judith Godrèche) . He's running for his life and running out of time. Bury The Truth

Routine thriller about a twisted criminal intrigue with chills, thrills , suspense , twists and turns . Run-of-the-mill intriguing flick with crossfire , killings , betrayals and multiple mayhem . Passable interpretation from Micahel Keaton as a workaholic banker who flies to Monaco to investigate unusual deposits from an offshore bank and becomes involved into problem . However , Michael Caine steals the show , as he is the principal component of this action thriller by giving a nice and believable support acting in his usual style as a down-on-his-luck international movie star , as he is splendid as a tarnished but sympathetic actor who collaborates with starring to discover the truth . This movie Quicksand came out in 2003, several years later ¨Honorary Consul¨ (1983), which was the first cinematic collaboration of Sir Michael Caine and filmmaker John Mackenzie along with ¨The Fourth Protocol¨(1987) . Along with the gorgeous Judith Godrèche as a cinema company producer , Rade Serbedzija as a sinister financer , Xander Berkeley , Matthew Marsh , Elina Löwensohn , Hermione Norris , Jean Pierre Castaldi and Kathleen Wilhoite.

This B-style motion picture was regular but professionally directed John MacKenzie , being his final theatrical movie . This British filmmaker was a good professional who made some successes and flops . Craftsman John began working in TV plays , which inspired him and gave him the best training to shot , it also taught him how to work quickly . He made three features early in his career, the best being Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971), a superb Hitchcockian thriller which proved his skill at suspense, something his no-one seemed to remember for another ten years. He returned to TV to enjoy the golden age on Play for Today (1970), and formed a fruitful collaboration with Scottish writer Peter McDougall for four brilliant films. The first, Play for Today: Just Another Saturday (1975), won the Prix Italia. Mckenzie also directed Dennis Potter's Play for Today: Double Dare Mackenzie was one of Britain's finest directors with nice results in his enjoyable films . He moved to length features decisively with his biggest hit : "Long Good Friday" , but a decade spent in Hollywood that proved to be unfulfilling , artistically , shooting failures as "Honorary Consul, "The Innocents" , "Blue Code" and "Ruby" . Although McKenzie was never achieved the recognition he richly deserves , he was a notorious director , though sadly deceased in 2011 at 72 years old . Rating Quicksand (2003) : 5/10 . Well worth seing , but only for Michael Keaton and Michael Caine fans . The yarn will appeal to thriller hardcore enthusiasts .

"Quicksand", a film directed by the man who made the mighty "Long Good Friday", is about a million miles away from that film. It is an action movie in the vein of "The Fugitive", messily made with an average result from the two lead actors. While the movie has nothing much going for it, after renting it on DVD I must confess that I watched it 'till the end and enjoyed it's

trashiness. So... if you've got too much spare time (like I do) and feel like a nice, B-movie night at home, you could do much worse than renting "Quicksand". Just don't expect another "Long Good Friday", maybe a "Short Trashy Monday".

It's not that good, but not too bad either. It's nice if you love France but are not there. If you're looking for a thriller, look elsewhere. The characters are rather flat, like cardboard cut outs. The plot is predictable and surreal, if not totally unreal. And, the chemistry between the characters are dry. Like between Keaton's character and the lead actress - you almost hope there's nothing going on between them because it'd be too predictable, but at the same time, you don't have the chance to hope so because it seems like there's no spark at all between them. It's rather hard too to tell who's who for each other unless you listen to their dialogue. Just too bad I missed the blinking corpse part - I didn't watch from the beginning! To be fair, it kept me watching until the end, and it's rather amusing to watch the predictable flow.