A so-so thriller which starts off brilliantly and yet come the end, has bombarded us with so many clichéd plot twists and frankly stupid explanations as to the motives of the characters that it quickly becomes unbelievable and almost unwatchable. The first half hour, though, is great entertainment, with Mel Gibson taking his psychotic persona from the LETHAL WEAPON films one step further in his manic portrayal of a conspiracy theorist.In fact, it is Gibson's presence which makes this film shine and he is perfectly cast - I don't think any other of today's actors would fit the role as well as he. Julia Roberts is the love interest, and she is, well...Julia Roberts. I may be biased but I really do hate that woman. Patrick Stewart lends sinister support as the chief villain, but he never really does anything that villainous, he just walks around and looks mean.What this film is worth watching for are some surprisingly insane set pieces, such as the moment where Gibson torches his entire apartment, or the bit where he flees from the bad guys while strapped to a wheelchair! There are a few good action bits as well, but nothing spectacular. For an interesting spin on the old action formula, this is worth watching, even if only for Gibson.

Let's talk about sadness. Hey, IMDb, let's talk about a type of sadness that lingers that follows along that haunts in bitter eternity across your life. Or, I guess there is this movie, I could review it? Actors got phone calls, which lead to meetings. Those meetings resulted in lawyers receiving phone calls. Those lawyers had meetings and from those meetings it was deemed that this movie could be made. An insurance company gets their cut. Yes, at least one prostitute was paid on a production company credit card, it's cool. Also there is a soundtrack which can still be purchased. At this very moment, you could go on Amazon.com and find a copy of this movie or it's soundtrack. Sadness.

We always try to look for explanations in the coincidences in our daily lives, trying to find meaning in our little world. But what if one of our crazy theories was right?Jerry Fletcher is a taxi driver who spends his days telling his insane conspiracy theories to his passengers. He sees patterns everywhere and one day finds himself being chased by some shady guys in suits. Apparently he got something right. Mel Gibson does a fine job showing the vulnerabilities of Jerry, and it's pretty fun seeing how he lives his life of paranoia and how much that costs him. No friends, the fear, etc.But the movie also follows Alice, Jerry's platonic love interest, and her determination to find out the truth about her father's murder. Julia Roberts does a great job playing someone who is suddenly thrown in the middle of a crazy man's theory.There are no huge action scenes with big explosions, Richard Donner is contained and try to focus on the tension, which is good. We have the mandatory chasing scenes in which the guy avoids the unrelenting pursuits of the powerful organizations by incredible plans. And we do have some thrills in the form of imminent danger, but the payoff is not worth it in some cases.The story plays with a few twists during the movie, which can be fine for suspense, but it distances the viewer from the characters at times. Who are we following? Who is the protagonist? Jerry or Alice? From time to time, it feels good to see a 90's movie, with its "regular people have to go against bad super powerful organizations" like 'Enemy of the State', 'Mercury Rising' or 'The Net'. Thinking about it now, there are a lot of movies with this plot. Despite the name that could define the genre, "Conspiracy Theory" is not the best one there is about the theme, but it does a fine job. It's a little too long, but hey, if you are in the mood for an older (yes 90's movies are old now... I am sad too) interesting movie, filled with phones that look like bricks, you can settle for this one. That is, if you have already seen 'Enemy of the State' first.

This movie was incredibly smart, well written, funny and romantic. One of Mel Gibson's best act. Julia Roberts was the best choice for Alice Sutton (I cant imagine somebody else). She was really beautiful in this movie. You cant take your eyes from the movie especially when the ending comes. Well written small details you need the catch. Movie was interestingly underrated, is it a conspiracy? Sometimes I think about that. I do not want to give any spoiler, but this is a must watch movie, you will never regret.