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The Lazarus Project (2008) -- A former criminal is drawn into a criminal endeavor and subsequently finds himself living an inexplicable new life working at a psychiatric facility.
The Lazarus Project (2008) -- A former criminal is drawn into a criminal endeavor and subsequently finds himself living an inexplicable new life working at a psychiatric facility.

Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   2,870 votes
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Director:
John Glenn
Writers (WGA):
John Glenn (screenplay)
Evan Astrowsky (story)
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Release Date:
24 October 2008 (Taiwan) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Some realities have no escape
Plot:
A former criminal is drawn into a criminal endeavor and subsequently finds himself living an inexplicable new life working at a psychiatric facility. full summary | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
Int: Paul Walker
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User Comments:
Slow story, weak twists, good acting more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Paul Walker ... Ben Garvey

Piper Perabo ... Lisa Garvey

Brooklynn Proulx ... Katie Garvey

Bob Gunton ... Father Ezra

Lambert Wilson ... Avery

Linda Cardellini ... Julie Ingram

Tony Curran ... William Reeds

Malcolm Goodwin ... Robbie
Ross McMillan ... Dr. James

Aaron Hughes ... Caleb
Sean Skene ... Orderly
John Callander ... The Lineman

Shawn Hatosy ... Ricky Garvey

Alex Sol ... Phelps
Peter Jordan ... Male Tech
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Heaven Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some violence, disturbing images and thematic material.
Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
[first lines]
Katie Garvey: Daddy, what's the greatest thing you ever saw?
Ben Garvey: Greatest thing you ever saw. Umm. One time when I was a little boy, I was playing with my slingshot and I saw this Jaybird. I don't know why but I shot him.
Katie Garvey: You killed a birdie?
Ben Garvey: I didn't mean to. I don't even know why I shot at him, but I felt so bad, I started praying to God that he would come back. And all of a sudden the Jaybird woke up. He just flew away.
Katie Garvey: God saved him?
Ben Garvey: Yeah, I think so.
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22 out of 30 people found the following comment useful:-
Slow story, weak twists, good acting, 12 October 2008
4/10
Author: Herve Andrieu from United States

The base story was interesting: a criminal given a second chance at a decent life. Unfortunately the whole plot moves very slowly and it comes with quite a few things that do not seem very likely. After 35 minutes, I was still wondering where this was going. Paul Walker is performing as usual and I was surprised to see Lambert Wilson having such a small part in the movie. Overall I would say that the performance of the actors was what made the movie watchable till the end. Without those actors I would have stopped watching this movie. The director did a decent work, but unfortunately based on a weak plot, with unlikely twists and slow story. I would not recommend going to the theater to watch this movie, DVD release is quite enough.

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