Introducing a carpet-pulling twist two-thirds into a movie requires paramount grace, a fluid dexterity bordering on legerdemain. First, the drama needs to captivate enough to put us in a hypnotic spell. Then it can go about the dirty work of redefining everything we've just watched with blinding ingenuity, a zapping gotcha. One thinks of "The Sixth Sense," "Fight Club," "Mulholland Drive" — you know, the usual suspects. "Dot the I" is a thriller with a twist. Actually, it's a pale romantic dramedy that abruptly becomes a thriller in the third act. Read the full review

FILM FACTS ...

Summit Entertainment

'Dot the I'

Director: Matthew Parkhill
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Natalia Verbeke, James D'Arcy, Tom Hardy, Charlie Cox
Run time: 92 minutes
Release date: March 30, 2005
Rating: R for strong sexuality/nudity, language and some violence.

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