The Passenger(2005)- User Reviews

Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni's 13th feature film tells the story of a British reporter who get's stuck in the dunes on his way through North-Africas heated desert and orients himself to a small town. At this secluded place the reporter …more»

...this movie was announced as somewhat of a thriller. It s the opposite of that, event though the story sounded interesting, it is beaten to death by endless scenes of Jack Nicolson sitting around and scratching himself. The scenery is nice though, but …more»

Very interesting story, although all is not explained, as is usual with Antonioni. The visuals, music, and direction are sublime. Well worth just about anyone's time.more»

"The Passenger" is the best philosophical movie of the past century directed by an outstanding Italian movie-maker Michelangelo Antonioni. For the first time I saw "The Passenger" in 1975. Second time I saw it 20 years later (rented …more»

Like watching the grass grow in picturesque landscapes. The movie description is completely misleading - nothing actually happens in this movie. My date fell asleep, I would have if my seat were more comfortable.more»

Good film but a little slow at times.

I can't quite understand what went down at the end.

I don't want to say more to spoil anything for someone who has not seen it, but if you have seen it and have some ideas about the ending, I'd love …more»

These kind of indefinite movies invite all kinds of over-reaction, so
let's not.

This is a "big theme" movie, taking on alienation, identity, medium
cool, the illusory nature of "reality," i.e., familiar Antonioni turf,
but to …more»

Suffice it to say I have a poster of this movie in my room. I love the cinematography (esp. in the beginning, in the desert, and in Barcelona), the philosophy behind it, and of course Antonioni's style of telling it. Great film to watch on a 4:20 …more»

The scenes and direction are just so beautiful, but the movie can be a bit of a bore at times. I'm not a big fan of Jack's monotone, but besides that it's a great movie. It is exciting without bloodshed. It is so nice to have a movie with …more»

I don't care how great this movie is in the minds of the critics. It's so damn boring and uninteresting. I fell asleep, the guy in front of me fell asleep. I spent part of this movie staring down at my friend's shoes because her shoes were …more»