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The Believer (2001)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
5/04, 12/07
12/07:
The Believer features a good performance by Ryan Gosling but has nothing significant to say.
There are many underdeveloped characters who come and go. They don't add anything useful, either. To pass herself off as
an actress, Summer Phoenix, who was River's sister, takes off her shirt to supply gratuitous nudity.
While watching the film, I thought of American History X which is
a silly picture yet with a clear message. But this one, it doesn't answer the fundamental question: "Why?"
All in all, Ryan Gosling shows in The Believer that he has the potential to be a great actor.