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My Own Worst Enemy - The Complete Series (2009) Certificate 15

My Own Worst Enemy - The Complete Series

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Rated 3.5 stars
Average rating
(71%)
 
Starring: Mike O'Malley | Alfre Woodard | Christian Slater | Saffron Burrows | Madchen Amick | Taylor Lautner
Director: David Semel, Bryan Spicer, Frederick King Keller
Studio: UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time: 262 mins
Genres: Action/Adventure | Television
Languages: English
Released: August 31, 2009

Christian Slater takes on two leading roles in MY OWN WORST ENEMY, starring as both Henry, a by-the-book efficiency expert leading a dull suburban existence, and Edward, a hyper-intelligent secret agent with the skills of an assassin. Though these two personalities have long shared the same body, the boundary between the two has started to corrode, launching the men into a strange and intimate battle for the right to exist. This collection includes every episode of the entire series, and features appearances by Mike O�Malley (YES DEAR), Alfre Woodard (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES), and James Cromwell (L.A. CONFIDENTIAL).

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6 out of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 4 stars
captivating

willowangel from , 2nd August, 2009

I started watching this because I like Christian Slater, but I kept watching it because it's gritty, thrilling, intriguing, confusing, touching and action packed. Christian does a brilliant job of playing polar opposites Henry and Edward, really making you believe they are seperate men in the same body. You accompany Henry's turbulent journey as he discovers that he doesn't really exist. It's probably more for men than it is for women, but I'm odd like that, I like a good bit of action and violence as much as any man does.

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Rated 5 stars
Innovating Idea Carried Through

JaguarMan from , 18th November, 2009

Unfortunately, like most tv series I really rate, this got dropped. Slater is excellent, as are the supporting cast. No-one does a narrative better than our Christian, and there's enough in this. Henry and Edward, two people who co-exist in the same body, being switched depending on which mode is required. All works fine for a while, then it breaks. Henry is a suit, a family man with a gorgeous wife. Edward is a special ops agent, almost able to kill with a look. When the switching process goes ooops, changing people at random, it really gets interesting. Henry suddenly appearing in the middle of life or death situations, or Edward in bed with Harold's wife showing her a few moves of his own! This has so much more to offer, and the series ends promising that. Here's hoping the American networks change their mind and pick it back up.

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