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Clive Owen, Naomi Watts Fail to Save Deadly Dull ‘The International’

The International

CHICAGOTom Tykwer’s “The International,” an alleged thriller starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts, is one of the most surprisingly inert films so far this year, an awfully written conspiracy flick that never gets out of neutral and is only remotely worth someday seeing for one fantastic action sequence.

Slideshow: 21-Image Gallery For ‘The International’ With Clive Owen, Naomi Watts

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Clive Owen as Louis Salinger in Columbia Pictures thriller The International.

CHICAGO – This 21-image slideshow contains the official press images for “The International,” which was directed by Tom Tykwer and features Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Brian F. O’Byrne. The Sony Pictures release opens on Friday, February 13th, 2009.

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