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Wolfgang Petersen directed this mystery thriller that stars Tom Berenger as Dan Merrick, who has survived a horrible car crash that has left him with amnesia. His wife Judith(played by Greta Scacchi) tries to help him remember, and he eventually goes to pet shop owner and private detective Gus Klein(played by Bob Hoskins) to help him investigate the circumstances that led up to the crash, as Gus had done some previous work for him. What Gus does uncover will indeed have shattering consequences and revelations for all... Marginal film has a good cast and director but the story, while intriguing, ultimately comes off as too far-fetched. Still, not a bad effort at all.
sankhan99
Rating is always been debatable starting from censor certificate to IMDb. In my opinion this title in review is highly under-rated. This is completely an edge of seat suspense thriller. Story is full of twists and very entertaining. I am in no position to discuss direction as director is considered authority in his field.Many people will criticize that story in unrealistic and this thing is not possible in real world then I say to them if you want reality look around you. If you want some thing beyond reality then go to cinema.Few words on film, Its highly entertaining. Every scene and every dialogue matters. It will keep you guessing and its my challenge that how intelligent you are or you have read and seen many mystery thriller, still you won't be able to guess the end correctly. If you don't believe me, then try it yourself. You will not be disappointed.I've given it 8 because of God father otherwise only for mystery genre this movie deserves 9.5
Michael Neumann
The acclaimed director of 'Das Boot' shows off his Hollywood Hack credentials with this empty-headed, bargain-basement Hitchcock plagiarism. Tom Berenger stars as a car crash survivor, with no memory of his life beforehand (a moot point, since the script never bothers to give him one), who begins to suspect his beautiful wife may have tried to kill him. He hires pet store owner/private detective Bob Hoskins to find the truth, which when finally revealed is so far-fetched and so illogical it may strain the credulity of even the most undemanding viewer. Northern California audiences may enjoy watching Peterson play fast and loose with his San Francisco Bay area locations, moving a shipwrecked tanker from under the Marin County headlands in one scene to the opposite side of the Golden Gate in another, and rearranging city streets to suit his camera set-ups. Nitpicky details, to be sure, but if a filmmaker can't be troubled by the little things he's not likely to bother with larger issues of plot or character credibility either, and as a result there isn't a single moment here that doesn't ring false.
gcd70
A very clever plot makes this old fashioned thriller a winner, even though Wolfgang Petersen did not work it fantastically. The director uses shock rather than subtlety, which I feel would have suited the movie better.There are no outstanding performances. Bob Hoskins is likable, although he tries a little hard, attempting to make more of his limited role. Tom Berenger and Greta Schacchi do no more than act out their parts. "Shattered's" only real plus is the storyline, adapted from Richard Neely's novel by Neely and director Petersen. The very alert may figure out what is going on, but if you can't, it's fun trying.Friday, February 28, 1992 - Village Centre Melbourne
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