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The Circle

Threat advisory: Low - Low risk of entertaining activities

Movie propaganda

Once you're in The Circle, you'll never be able to leave.

At an exclusive private boys' school, an elite group of students rule as "The Circle", under the watchful eye of headmaster Spencer Runcie (Treat Williams), they are suspected of cheating on their final exams. Looking to target the weakest link, he obtains a secret confession and now seeks to expel the group.

Mysteriously, the student turns up dead in an apparent suicide. The Circle begins to suspect the suspicious death was a result of foul play... but by whom and for what purpose?

Also starring Robin Dunne as Alex Desineau, Gianpaolo Venuta as Jetson Harlow, Daniel Enright as Demian Carthy, Dylan Trowbridge as Baker Salsbury, J Adam Brown as John Frazier, Jamie Robinson as Marcus Faulkner, Malin Akerman as Tess, Aaron Poole as Smitty Jacobson, Alex karzis as Detective Razatos, Gordon Currie as Tom Wilkinson. Written by Brian Hannan, directed by Sidney J Furie.

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Intelligence analyst

Secret Agent Acid Thunder

Theatrical report

I've seen better. The Circle is a B-grade version of The Skulls. Big deal. Too much of the setting was a rip-off and while the idea was somewhat original I cannot say that I would have paid to see it in the cinema.

The Circle's not quite so worthless that you need to wait until it's a TV movie - it might not even come out then - it's more of a 2 for 1 night at the video shop. One that you hope is going to be good; this one is something to compare the other film to. The story line is to the point. Nothing was left out, and for the budget it the continuity was better than last night's Simpsons episode, where Bart gets his pants stolen in old Springfield, but has them 4 seconds later in new Springfield. Please! No arguments that what happens in cartoons cannot be taken for reality, since the entire basis of the Simpsons is a farce on reality. If you are looking for a quality movie that I enjoyed, this is not it. The cast may look good on the cover, but they get worse on screen.

Media intelligence (DVD)

Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
Disc: Single side, single layer
Languages: English
Picture: Widescreen 16:9 enhanced

Security censorship classification

MA 15+ (Adult themes)

Surveillance time

99 minutes (1:39 hours)

Not for public release in Australia before date

DVD rental: 22 May 2002
VHS rental: 22 May 2002