Conspiracy Theory (1997)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Jerry Fletcher	Mel Gibson
Alice Sutton	Julia Roberts	½
Dr. Jonas	Patrick Stewart
Agent Lowry	Cylk Cozart
Wilson	Stephen Kahan	-
Flip	Terence Alexander	-
Cynic	Alex McArthur	-

Review

Richard Donner and Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon, Maverick) reunited again for what starts as an interesting delve into the world of a conspiracy theorist and doomsday prepper, played by an energetic Gibson. He flaunts his wild eyes to excess and gives a performance that is a combo of boyishly charming and jabberingly annoying. The first half of the film ventures into dark corners and offers some interesting alternative points of view which you will feel a bit cheated out of once the Hollywood machine kicks into full gear about midway through. The action intensifies in a series of twists and developments designed to be clever, but which come off as hackneyed, and the film starts dragging. We're left with a very unconvincing denouement, a stale and unbelievable romance between Gibson and an out of place Julia Roberts, and not least what must be one of Patrick Stewart's worst and most wafer thin characters.