Director:
Phillip NoyceCámara:
Christopher DoyleMúsica:
Craig ArmstrongReparto:
Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Thi Hai Yen Do, Rade Serbedzija, Tzi Ma, Robert Stanton, Holmes Osborne, Jeff Truman, Khoa Do, Ha Phong Nguyen, Mathias Mlekuz (más)Sinopsis(1)
Año 1952: mientras el ejército francés está luchando en Indochina, un joven americano que trabaja para la CIA en ayudas humanitarias y un periodista inglés presencian algunas injusticias que les llevan a dejar de ser observadores pasivos. (Filmax)
Reseñas (4)
A very, very slow moving story told by Phillip Noyce with the help of Michael Caine's acting skills and Brendan Fraser's efforts, beautiful cinematography and Armstrong's almost hypnotic music. Although after the first few minutes I thought I "knew what I was in for", the script managed to surprise and not bore me during the hour and forty minutes. My rating might have been higher if The Quiet American had been a bit more gripping and dramatic (after all, very, very slow-moving films can do that too) - as it is, I give it a clean four stars and I am going to go read Green's novel.
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El americano impasible tiene una historia intrigante, grandes actores y está hecha decentemente. Pero es excesivamente mansa y tranquila. Emotiva y tranquila en cuanto a la experiencia del espectador.
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One of the pieces of evidence that Brendan Fraser should not shy away from serious roles. When combined with the thoughtful Michael Caine, their corrosive jealous chemistry is almost unbearable. If only the object of their conflict in the form of the beautiful Vietnamese woman had been slightly more striking, Phillip Noyce would have a truly masterful work under his belt. However, the atmosphere of mysterious Saigon remains in the heart for a damn long time.
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A masterfully crafted film. It is true that occasionally it loses pace, but for example, the explosion scene in the square is presented very realistically. Michael Caine is great, Brendan Fraser is passable, nothing extraordinary. Phillip Noyce is exactly the kind of filmmaker who always does a decent job. He’s never great, nor is he ever bad, just like his films.
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