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The mutual admiration between actor Jack Nicholson and director Michelangelo Antonioni resulted in the psychological drama The Passenger. Nicholson plays David Locke, a disillusioned American reporter who is sent on a grueling mission to North Africa. When he stumbles across the body of a dead man, Locke, long desirous of starting life over again, assumes the corpse's identity. He soon discovers that the man he's pretending to be is involved in gun running on behalf of a terrorist group. Making the acquaintance of a mysterious woman (Maria Schneider), he finds a kindred spirit -- a woman as "lost" as he. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, (more)

Director(s):: Michelangelo Antonioni

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: PG

Format(s):: DVD | Digital SD
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	Ray S.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

I rented this film from Blockbuster because I had heard of the legend of director Michalangelo Antonioni but never seen one of his films, and am interested in any Jack Nicholson film. When I first viewed it, I had a bit of trouble staying focused as the pace and style of Antonioni's film-making is slower then I am accustomed. (in Nicholson's commentary, he observes that most movies today are made for people who are accustomed to video games!). Then I noticed that Jack Nicholson gives a commentary as an "extra" DVD release option. This changed my view and enabled me to thoroughly enjoy the experience of Antonioni the director as seen through the eyes of Jack Nicholson. Seeing Nicholson onscreen as a young man, and listening to his commentary as an elder is truly a special event!

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	Keith G.

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More accessible and less mysterious than any of the other widely known Antonioni movies, with more of a traditional plot. Nicholson plays a disillusioned, depressed reporter who switches identity with a dead man in hopes of freeing himself from his old life. But life follows anyway, in the form of his wife and producer, who want to find out what happened to him, and the men who knew the arms dealer that Nicholson has now unwittingly become. Along the way he falls in like with Maria Schnider as a young woman who seems lost herself. Nicholson is lower key than usual, and very good. By far the most human of all Antononi leads. The accessibility makes it easier and more fun than most Antonioni movies. If Schnieder could act this would have probably been a truly great film, but she seems so wooden, especially next to Nicholson, that the central relationship does not carry the weight it should. And I do not buy that was intentional. The majority of critics call it a masterpiece.

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	Paul O.

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Disappointing. I was expecting more from this film given the cast.

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