Panic (2000 film)
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| Directed by | Henry Bromell |
| Produced by | Matt Cooper Andrew Lazar Lori Miller |
| Written by | Henry Bromell |
| Starring |
William H. Macy John Ritter Neve Campbell Donald Sutherland Tracey Ullman |
| Music by | Brian Tyler |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey Jur |
| Edited by |
Lynzee Klingman Cindy Mollo Brent White |
| Distributed by | Artisan Entertainment |
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88 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $779,137 (USA) (sub-total) |
Panic is a 2000 American film, starring William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, Tracey Ullman, John Ritter and Donald Sutherland.
Alex (Macy), a sad-eyed mournful man, goes into psychotherapy disclosing that he is a hit man. He also tells the doctor (Ritter) after a few sessions that he is attracted to a young woman he has met in the waiting room. She is Sarah (Campbell), 23, quick, edgy, and perhaps attracted to him as well. But he is married, the dutiful father of a young precocious boy, so Sarah brushes him off. In flashbacks we see him get his start as a killer, at his father's prompting since it is the family business. Dad gives Alex his next assignment: to kill the therapist. Alex keeps returning to Sarah, calling her, stopping by her apartment, as he decides what to do about the hit, his father, his marriage and his malaise.
The film received positive reviews and has a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.Roger Ebert gave the film four stars.Leonard Maltin gave the film two and a half stars but praised the acting, calling it "excellent." Lisa Nesselson of Variety wrote "Pic’s title implies frenzy and wild activity, but the film’s charm evolves from its measured, unhurried rhythms, and originality from the tone: quirky yet convincing, irreverent yet moral."
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