A convoluted exercise in shifting perspectives and fractured storytelling, Paul McGuigan's remake of the 1996 French film
L'Appartement (unreleased in the U.S.) lays a slick, brittle thriller gloss over a not terribly interesting story of thwarted love, romantic obsession and preposterous coincidence. A rising star at a hip Chicago advertising agency, Matt (Josh Hartnett) is "nearly engaged" to his boss's sister, Rebecca (Jessica Pare), and working on the most challenging campaign of his career. On the eve of his departure for a crucial meeting with clients in Shanghai, Matt is profoundly shaken by a glimpse of a woman who looks exactly like his old girlfriend...
Released:
2004
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
114 mins