Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

I'm surprised by the glowing reviews. As someone with no ties to or preferences for the actors or writers, my wife and I were very disappointed in this movie. Good thing we only paid $1 in the DVDPlay box. The comedy was very lacking and the action was all mostly annoying and tough to stomach. Can't say we laughed at all except when I forced her to keep watching until the end. The film just doesn't suck you in at all. I feel like Rickman was really wasted. His demeanor could allow for a deeper character. Binder's relationship with his wife wasn't very consistent and was quite weird and unbelievable. The plot was extremely predictable and didn't allow for the viewer to get into the story. I held on until the end just to see if what I knew was going to happen. It did.Sorry for being the big downer here, just a quick word to keep some from being disappointed!

In this film, Mike Binder (who also directed) is an American businessman named Matthew Barnes who just arrived in London with his wife (played by Janeane Garofalo), where Matthew is supposed to take over the final negotiations for a big merger with a German firm. Unfortunately, all of the arrangements were made by John Gissing (Alan Rickman), who feels passed over for the job and sabotages Matthew at every turn. Another key character is their boss, Francois (played by Allan Corduner, who played Sullivan in "Topsy-Turvy").All of the characters are interesting, as is the direction and editing (which features lots of jump cuts). All in all I was pleasantly surprised given the poor review I had read in the local newspaper. Seen at Cinequest (the San Jose, CA film festival), where it was the opening night film on 2/21/2002.

Saw it in Austin at the festival and was laughing like a wildman. Binder is NOT doing Woody Allen in the first twenty minutes he's ten times funnier. Jaenaane Garafalo was great and Rickman, who I am not a big fan of most times, is prefect in this role. Perfect. Loved it. To the makers, thankyou.

I am writing about a film, The search for john gissing which i saw not so long ago. I went on my own, as a lover of Alan Rickman, my friends do not see the attraction to this mans work like I. I sat, and enjoyed with laughter. The direction of the film was unique, giving a comical view to everything, gittered movements, and camera angles added amusement. The performance of all of the actors were supurb, from extras to the main cast its self. A totally enjotable film!