@REEL_DEAL2025-12-10 22:00 UTC
The Mentalist: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
2008 · Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
The Mentalist
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
No synopsis available. Probably for the best.
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🍅 THE DEVIL TOMATO IS CACKLING IN THE PROJECTION BOOTH…
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— THE DOSSIER
RELEASE DATE
2008
RUNTIME
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GENRE
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
PLOT SUMMARY
Synopsis withheld out of mercy.
STARRING CAST
Cast information unavailable.
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@ROW_F_REGRET2025-12-06 00:00 UTC
Watched The Mentalist so you don't have to. You're welcome.
@ENDING_LEAKS2025-12-03 08:00 UTC
Two solid hours of characters staring intensely out of rain-slicked windows. Brilliant work, The Mentalist.
@SCREEN_SHADE2025-12-16 18:00 UTC
Counted four explosions before the studio logo finished. The Mentalist knows its audience.
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r/criticalkino · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 3.4k points
Unpopular opinion: The Mentalist is the most overrated film of the decade
Rewatched The Mentalist last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/TrueFilm · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 1.3k points
Hot Take: The Mentalist's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Look, I wanted to love The Mentalist. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/criticalkino · u/ExpositionDump🔥 3.2k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Mentalist?
Honestly, The Mentalist would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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