Arlington Road

Pros: Bridges, Robbins, Cusack, photography
Cons: A few plot holes that could have been avoided.

Arlington Road (1999)

Arlington Road is one of the best movies to come out of Hollywood in a good while. Jeff Bridges, one of the best of the current leading men, in my opinion, does a bang-up job as Professor Michael Faraday who...

Pros: Suspenseful movie with a "different" ending.
Cons: Seemed to rely a bit too much on chance.

Arlington Road examines the paranoia that can develop when something seems "off". But is that paranoia merely silly, wasted time because there's really nothing to fear, or is it a life-saving mechanism, an early-detection system that can thwart ...

Pros: Interesting ending
Cons: Rest of the movie doesn't live up to ending

When I viewed the film Arlington Road, I didn't have many preconceptions or expectations. I thought it was a straightforward movie about a guy who determines that his neighbor is a terrorist. The film is actually much more than that. I'm still...

Pros: Keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout!
Cons: none

This movie is a winner! Starring Jeff Bridges as Michael Faraday and Tim Robbins as Oliver Lang, the acting is powerful by both Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins. They will not disappoint you! Keep your eyes and ears sharp and gather your drinks and...

Pros: Solid performances by all four lead actors
Cons: Ending is more than a little implausible

"Arlington Road" opens with closeups of the shoes of a boy walking down a suburban street.  We gradually realize he is more stumbling than walking.  Shortly after that we realize the boy is bleeding, on the pavement, on his shoes, ...

Pros: Fast-paced, suspensful, Jeff Bridges & Tim Robbins
Cons: Um..... maybe the ending!

Quite a combination these two-- Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins. This was a real thriller and was really caught off guard by the ending. I've got to admit-- whenever I see Tim Robbins I think of The Shawshank Redemption, and whenver I...

Pros: Not your typical violent film, not alot of foul language
Cons: none

Ok....I rented Arlington Road 3 times. The first 2 times I never watched it. Just wasn't in the mood to watch another one of those types of movies. By that I mean I was judging from the title that was another presidential type plot movie. Boy was I...

Pros: Lots of twists and turns. Wow ending. Great acting
Cons: Movie is so riveting, you won't be able to go to the bathroom.

Imagine you just got a new neighbor. He seems like a nice guy. He has a nice wife, and nice children, a regular kind of family man. You become fast friends with him after an incident brings you together. Although you really like the guy you start to...

Pros: fantastic tricky plot, excellent acting
Cons: none

Arlington Road is an all around awesome movie. It has great acting with the combination of Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins. It has a great plot involving and in depth look at terrorism in our country. It has some great action scenes that will elevate your...

Pros: Bridges & Robbins; AMAZING script; great effects, really gets you thinking
Cons: Joan Cusak, hands down. The woman should NOT do drama.

"What a brilliant movie!" That's all that I could exclaim over and over after watching Arlington Road. Not only is the film well written and finely directed, but it takes your emotions on a psychotic roller-coaster ride. A friend of mine had to...

Pros: Great acting, different ending
Cons: you are left unsatisfied

When watching the trailers for Arlington Road, I couldn't wait to
see this movie. Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins are an amazing pair
to put together. Their acting is wonderful, but that does not support
the movie. Arlington...

Pros: Suspenseful
Cons: Virtually nothing

I have to admit; I love movies that have a lot of explosions even though the story isn’t all that great. This movie was a different path for me. I found that a suspense movie with a lot of twist and involvement could make a great movie. Arlington...

Pros: Taut and suspenseful. Subtle yet horrifying. Gut-wrenching irony. Excellent filmmaking.
Cons: Horrific, shocking ending. Psychologically disturbing.

Michael Faraday (Jeff Bridges) teaches a class on terrorism at the local college. He and his son lost his wife not too long ago during an FBI raid. She was leading the raid when things went terribly wrong, and she was killed. This loss has hit both...

Pros: Good movie, the handsome young man Loved it
Cons: The ending! So much for the good guy winning

A very handsome young man paid too much for digital cable, so he forced himself to watch a movie on HBO at least once a week, this week it was Arlington Road. He loved Jeff Bridges from the Big Lebowski, and after seeing he was the star in this movie, he...

Pros: Great plot, suspense, great acting
Cons: nothing

This is such a great movie, and it takes you on a rollercoaster ride. It starts out very simply, with not a lot of information or any kind of predictability. Tim Robbins is such a wonderful actor, and the film makers could not have picked a better...