ThiefHott Too much of everything

ClassyWas Excellent, smart action film.

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Verity Robins Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

headhunter46 It starts with a mysterious man going about placing bombs in several places of Sri Lanka. He even has the intestinal fortitude to go to the police station, make a complaint of a lost wallet so they actually see his face, and plant a bomb in the toilet of the police station. Is he gutsy or just plain crazy? Well, stick around, we'll find out.He has some technological expertise because he calls using several cell phone and switches cards so they can't pin him down. And he calls and gives advance information to a young news reporter so all of his escapades are broadcast to the public. He wants some terrorists released from prison or the bombs will go off. When the police are reluctant to cooperate he tells them where to find the one in the police station. OOPS, now they know he is not joking.Suspense builds as we see the faces of the people close to the bombs on a bus and a train. We begin to identify with them, they are no longer just one of a thousand faces in a crowd. We are left wondering if he will blow them up if he is unable to free the terrorists. And we are quite certain they will probably just go about killing more innocents.There are of course problems getting the right people on line to arrange for the release of the prisoners, but eventually it happens and the bombing terrorists are loaded on a plane and sent on their way. I won't tell you how it all ends because that would totally destroy the plot of the movie.Early on I was guessing how it would end and I was right. Nothing like you might expect.If you need numerous explosions to entertain this might not appeal to you. But if you like suspense, and a bit of a chess game plot, this will keep you entertained.

Samra Muslim I have seen the Bollywood original with Naseeruddin Shah and Anupum Kher at least a dozen times - and loved it every time I saw it. A Comman Man lacks everything the original had working for it except of the gripping plot - which is still the same!! This one simply lacks the energy, the mystery, the great performances, the excellent story-telling on screen and the finesse of film making!! It is just a poor version that fails to connect with you at any level ... The Sri Lankan actors cannot communicate the emotional range needed for this movie and the film maker could not get the under current, tension and passion that were integral for the story to connect with the audience. At the end of the movie - on is just left feeling flat and bored!!

davidplumridge I could not believe how poor the acting was in this film, story line OK, but it was so bad, it even seemed to effect Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross who normally are very good actors.I was cringing at some of the poor acting performances, the news reporter and curly haired policeman especially. The scene on the runway, towards the end, was just so unbelievably amateurish, it was embarrassing. With decent actors this could have been a good film, because I kept watching it, so as to see how it would end, so that was a plus point. Whoever did the casting, got it right with Kingsley and Cross, but how did they arrive at the rest of the cast is beyond me.

steve elder Without question, a new addition to IMDb's "Worst 10 of All Time." Not sure it would be possible to pen a more absurd script..........even far more challenging to collect a more untalented team of supporting actors....no, wait, the script is that horrible.......nothing could be worse.I can only imagine that Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross did the Sri Lanka Movie Industry a favor by agreeing to offer their talents. Unfortunately, if this is the best they can produce, Sri Lanka will NEVER again be able to lure any B-Actor (or C, D, E or F-Level actor for that matter) from Hollywood.I honestly feel that any high school's Performing Arts Department could have created a more interesting story, delivered the dialog better and given some semblance of acting and directing ability. "DON'T quit your day job" is the only advice I could give the people who produced "A Common Man."