In fact, "Quid Pro Quo" is not at all funny, merely occasionally sarcastic, its plot a succession of half-baked pop-psych speculations and its dialogue a glib sampling of sub-Diablo Cody incredibility
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Quid Pro Quo (2008)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:20
Rotten:13
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: Despite a stunning performance by Vera Farmiga, Quid Pro Quo never develops its effective parts into a convincing whole.
Theatrical Release:Jun 13, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Quid Pro Quo is a dark, puzzling tale of strangers who crash into one another's lives and transform them forever. Isaac, a paraplegic, is a popular New York City public-radio reporter who is... [More]
Starring: Nick Stahl, Vera Farmiga, Aimee Mullins, Leonardo Nam
Director: Carlos Brooks
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Reviews for Quid Pro Quo
Strikingly original and spectacularly twisted, Quid Pro Quo is a gem. Two outstanding performances from Nick Stahl and Vera Farmiga provide riveting viewing
10/18/08
Its biggest mystery is how it was financed (by Texas trillionaire and Dallas Maverick owner Mark Cuban, no less) and selected for distribution.
10/18/08
Top Critichas the best "middle" I've seen in a long time
08/13/08
By far the movie's strong suit is Farmiga, who gives an astonishingly layered performance,
07/02/08
Very deftly made, with some lovely cinematography and two quirky, engaging lead performances, it's a satisfying debut.
06/20/08
An outsider adventure strictly for the very open-minded, presenting the numbness of paralysis, ironically, as a potential source of paroxysms of pleasure.
06/19/08
An obscure and terrifying mental disorder leads a reporter to the strangest and then the most terrifying story of his life. A neat film noir in a very modern setting amongst people who are not all there.
06/17/08
Quid Pro Quo hovers in a noir-shaded twilight zone where repressed memories and guilt merge in an obsession with physical and emotional paralysis.
06/13/08
Top CriticThe movie exerts a certain appeal without ever being convincing.
06/13/08
Top CriticThis warped masochistic cousin to David Cronenberg's Crash - not to be confused with the Oscar winner of the same name -- is well worth seeing for Farmiga's stunning performance.
06/13/08
Top CriticWhile a good director can spin a worthy movie from any subject, first-timer Carlos Brooks does surprisingly little with the jaw-dropper of a topic he chose.
06/13/08
Top CriticThis odd little fugue of a movie would be implausible, even laughable, if it weren't also marvelously played, visually composed and plotted with the utmost cunning.
06/13/08
If you were a fan of David Cronenberg's Crash, you might just be the target audience for Quid Pro Quo, a perverse psychological drama about able-bodied people who yearn to become disabled.
06/13/08
The film is lightest on its feet when it shakes off the Red Shoe Diaries foreboding for moments of sly irony
06/13/08
Brooks has no idea how to pace his irritatingly giddy script, and the film feels overlong at 82 minutes.
06/13/08
I wanted Quid Pro Quo to develop into something at every turn, but it just never gels. It's a great 20-page short story that can't sustain 82 minutes of life on the big screen.
06/13/08
Brooks tiptoes into territory Luis Bunuel would have frolicked in, but he does so without the master surrealist's desire to outrage and confound his viewers.
06/13/08
Top CriticIt frustratingly refuses to go bonkers, but the film is a compelling sit, brought to life by two very crafty, pointed performances.
06/12/08
[Director] Brooks plunges into the thick of a largely unfamiliar subculture in Quid Pro Quo, but the journey involves a series of well-telegraphed twists and turns.
06/12/08
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