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Review Warner Home Video / Extreme Measures [DVD] [1997]
Actors & Directors
  • Hugh Grant
  • Gene Hackman
  • Sarah Jessica Parker
  • Bill Nunn
  • David Morse
  • Michael Apted
Release date: 2000-06-12
Run time: 114 min.
Creator: Tony Gilroy
RRP: £13.99
Price: £1.72

Review Extreme Measures [DVD] [1997] / Warner Home Video:

Extreme Measures loses credibility near the climax when it sacrifices its hold on reality, but this entertaining, intelligent thriller effectively applies a formulaic plot to the complicated ethics of medical research. It also gives Hugh Grant an opportunity to break free from lightweight comedy by playing an emergency room surgeon who discovers that a renowned neurologist (Gene Hackman) has been conducting secret experiments on patients. When Grant fails to save a patient whose body later mysteriously disappears from the morgue, his investigation leads to an underground community of healthy homeless people, some of whom have been test subjects in Hackman's revolutionary, but criminal research toward a cure for paralysis. Co-produced by actor-model Elizabeth Hurley and capably directed by Michael Apted, this otherwise conventional thriller rises above its limitations by asking morally complex questions that give its far-fetched plot an extra kick of dramatic impact. -Jeff Shannon.

Review Uca Catalogue / The Gingerbread Man [DVD] [1998]
Actors & Directors
  • Embeth Davidtz
  • Tom Berenger
  • Kenneth Branagh
  • Daryl Hannah
  • Robert Altman
  • Robert Downey Jr.
Release date: 1999-10-11
Run time: 109 min.
Creator: John Grisham
RRP: £9.99
Price: £2.95

Review The Gingerbread Man [DVD] [1998] / Uca Catalogue:

When released in 1997, The Gingerbread Man was the only John Grisham movie that did not use one of the popular novelist's bestsellers as its inspiration. Rather, it's based on an original screenplay by Grisham that displays the author's familiar flair for Southern characters and settings within a labyrinthine plot propelled by his trademark narrative twists and turns. Sporting a spot-on Georgian accent, Kenneth Branagh plays a Savannah attorney who comes to the assistance of a troubled woman (Embeth Davidtz) and finds himself enmeshed in a scenario involving the woman's father (Robert Duvall) that grows increasingly complex and dangerous, where nothing, of course, is really as it seems. It's a totally absorbing movie made in the modern film noir tradition; what's most interesting here (and most underrated by critics at the time) is the combination of Grisham's mainstream mystery and the offbeat style of maverick director Robert Altman. Despite a battle with executives that nearly caused Altman to disown the film, The Gingerbread Man demonstrates the director's skill in bringing a fresh, characteristically offbeat approach to conventional material, especially in the use of a threatening hurricane to hold the plot in a state of dangerous urgency. Unfortunately overlooked during its theatrical release, this intelligent thriller provides a fine double bill with Francis Coppola's film of Grisham's The Rainmaker. -Jeff Shannon.

Review Universal Pictures UK / Saboteur [DVD] [1942]
Actors & Directors
  • Alan Baxter
  • Robert Cummings
  • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Otto Kruger
  • Clem Bevans
  • Priscilla Lane
Release date: 2005-10-17
Run time: 104 min.
Creator: Peter Viertel
RRP: £9.99
Price: £3.15

Review Saboteur [DVD] [1942] / Universal Pictures UK:

This Hitchcock thriller is mainly famous for its climax, which finds the villain (Norman Lloyd) hanging by his sleeve from the torch on the Statue of Liberty as the seam begins to unravel. Otherwise, it's not one of the director's great pictures, though it's still worth a look. Set during the initial stages of World War II, the story concerns a ring of Nazi fifth columnists who plot to weaken American military defences by blowing up a munitions factory, a dam and a battleship. In an early example of Hitchcock's celebrated "wrong man" theme, the hero Barry Kane (Robert Cummings) gets falsely accused of sabotage and becomes a fugitive, hunted from coast to coast. Eventually, he hooks up with the heroine Pat Martin (Priscilla Lane), a super-patriot who takes some convincing of his innocence and plans to turn him in-until the inevitable chemical reaction occurs. It's a highly episodic tale that may put you in mind of Hitchcock's previous The 39 Steps (1935) and his later North by Northwest (1959). The miscellaneous incidents (a shoot-out at a cinema, a bizarre encounter with the freaks in a circus troupe) are often exciting in themselves. The trouble is they just sort of lie there like so-many scattered marbles, never building into a coherent and satisfying whole. The bland dialogue supplied by novice screenwriter Peter Viertel doesn't help matters much. Neither does the casting of the two stars, square, wholesome types, entirely lacking in the perversity and eccentricity one associates with the Hitchcock universe. [+]
(It's tedious to hear Lane endlessly mouthing off about the American way, while Cummings must be counted one of the dullest leading men in Hollywood history. ) Still, this half-hearted effort by the pot-bellied master of suspense would probably make the reputation of a dozen lesser directors. -Peter Matthews.

Review Cinema Club / Brother [DVD] [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Takeshi Kitano
  • Masaya Kato
  • Takeshi Kitano
  • Susumu Terajima
  • Kuroudo Maki
  • Omar Epps
Release date: 2003-01-13
Run time: 108 min.
Creator: Takio Yoshida
RRP: £9.99
Price: £14.97

Review Brother [DVD] [2001] / Cinema Club:


Review Uca Catalogue / Raising Cain [DVD] [1993]
Actors & Directors
  • Frances Sternhagen
  • Brian De Palma
  • Gregg Henry
  • Lolita Davidovich
  • Steven Bauer
  • John Lithgow
Release date: 2004-06-14
Run time: 87 min.
Creator: Michael R. Joyce
RRP: £5.99
Price: £1.75

Review Raising Cain [DVD] [1993] / Uca Catalogue:


Review Entertainment in Video / 15 Minutes [DVD] [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Avery Brooks
  • Kim Cattrall
  • Edward Burns
  • John Herzfeld
  • Robert De Niro
  • Kelsey Grammer
Release date: 2001-09-10
Run time: 116 min.
Creator: Edward Burns
RRP: £19.99
Price: £1.01

Review 15 Minutes [DVD] [2001] / Entertainment in Video:

Fifteen Minutes partners Robert De Niro and Saving Private Ryan's Edward Burns in a thriller satire on America's "reality TV" industry. De Niro plays celebrity detective Eddie Fleming, who must reluctantly work with arson investigator Jordy Warsaw (Burns) when a grisly fire is discovered to conceal a murder. This is the work of Emil (Karel Roden) and Oleg (Oleg Taktarov), East European psychos bent on a maniacal spree of killings. All of these are videotaped by Emil, who renames himself after his hero Frank Capra, in a perverse tribute to the US of A, where "no one is responsible for what they do!". Soon the duo decide to sell their footage to Kelsey Grammer's creepily shameless frontline TV journalist. As a pair of loons whose scariness is just the right side of cardboard villainy, Roden and Taktarov steal the movie as well as their camcorder. However, the central theme of voyeurism and video murder was dealt with far more effectively in the 1992 Belgian movie Man Bites Dog and, while the action tears along in explosive fashion, it does so at the expense of both plausibility and the anti-media satire, which seems hitched crudely onto the bumper of what is essentially a satisfying but conventional blockbuster thriller. -David Stubbs.

Review Tartan Video / Tesis [DVD] [1996]
Actors & Directors
  • Fele Martínez
  • Eduardo Noriega
  • Miguel Picazo
  • Ana Torrent
  • Alejandro Amenábar
  • Xabier Elorriaga
Release date: 2001-12-26
Run time: 119 min.
Creator: Mateo Gil
RRP: £19.99
Price: £12.57

Review Tesis [DVD] [1996] / Tartan Video:

Alejandro Amenabar's first film Tesis has impressive restrain for a debut, as you might expect from the man who went on to make Open Your Eyes and The Others. It's also the most intelligent consideration of the urban myth of snuff films seen onscreen in recent years. Ana Torrent is a priggish young student writing a thesis on violence in movies and finds out more than she wants to know. From the opening shots of her fascinated attempt to see a suicide victim mashed on the Madrid metro to her ambivalent involvement with Chemo (Fele Martinez)-a sinister nerd, obsessed with collecting dubious videos-and her flirtation with one of their principal suspects, Torrent portrays a traditionally plucky heroine along with her darker, more complicit and self-destructive side. As in his later work, Amenabar achieves maximum terror with minimum effect-dark rooms, gazes averted from torture we never see-because of his rich sense of the complexity of human character. What terrifies us here is the sense of our own demons. On the DVD: the DVD, which is presented in a 1. 85:1 letterboxed video ratio and has Dolby Digital sound, comes with optional English subtitles, an intelligent, if slightly earnest documentary about the making of the film, a filmography, the theatrical trailer and a review article by the excellent Roger Clark. -Roz Kaveney.

Review Uca Catalogue / D-Tox [DVD] [2002]
Actors & Directors
  • Polly Walker
  • Kris Kristofferson
  • Sylvester Stallone
  • Mif
  • Charles S. Dutton
  • Jim Gillespie
Release date: 2005-06-06
Run time: 92 min.
Creator: Ron L. Brinkerhoff
RRP: £9.99
Price: £2.49

Review D-Tox [DVD] [2002] / Uca Catalogue:

A Sylvester Stallone vehicle, D-Tox thinks it is inventive, earnest and serious, but it is actually just extremely dull and formulaic. Following the death of his girlfriend at the hands of a twisted serial killer, hard-nosed cop Frank Malloy (the in-need-of-a-hit Stallone) turns to drink. He then checks in to a remote, futuristic rehab clinic for cops to confront both his demons and the prospect of wearing a lavender-coloured parka for the duration of his stay. Cut off from civilisation by a freak blizzard, the inmates start committing strangely elaborate suicides, and it quickly transpires that the killer is amongst them. The killer's motives are meant to teach us something about the human condition, but they are contrived and convoluted, and merely provide the excuse for some uninventive, suspenseless deaths. The film is also littered with supposedly profound therapy scenes in which the characters discuss fear, grief and addiction, and Stallone is foolishly given the opportunity to "act". Worse still, a very strong supporting cast (including Kris Kristofferson, Charles S Dutton, Tom Berenger and Robert Patrick) is all but completely wasted and the whole affair is both narratively and visually derivative, unsuccessfully trying to evoke the weight of numerous better films such as Seven, The Shining and The Thing. During one of many tedious bawling sessions, a fellow inmate consoles Stallone with the wisdom that "sometimes the real bad things in life can make you stronger". Watching D-Tox, however, is definitely an exception. -Paul Philpott.

Review Bigben Interactive UK / Jet [DVD] [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • Kelly McGillis
  • Robert Sean Leonard
  • Bruce McGill
  • Richard Howard
  • Kiefer Sutherland
  • Kristy Swanson
Release date: 2000-06-05
Run time: 90 min.
Creator: Talaat Captan
RRP: £15.99
Price: £0.96

Review Jet [DVD] [1999] / Bigben Interactive UK:


Review Universal Pictures UK / Topaz [DVD] [1969]
Actors & Directors
  • John Vernon
  • Frederick Stafford
  • Karin Dor
  • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Dany Robin
  • Michel Piccoli
Release date: 2005-10-17
Run time: 136 min.
Creator: Samuel A. Taylor
RRP: £9.99
Price: £2.30

Review Topaz [DVD] [1969] / Universal Pictures UK:

Alfred Hitchcock hadn't made a spy thriller since the 1930s, so his 1969 adaptation of Leon Uris's bestseller Topaz seemed like a curious choice for the director. But Hitchcock makes Uris's story of the West's investigation into the Soviet Union's dealings with Cuba his own. Frederick Stafford plays a French intelligence agent who works with his American counterpart (John Forsythe) to break up a Soviet spy ring. The film is a bit flat dramatically and visually, and there are sequences that seem to occupy Hitchcock's attention more than others. A minor work all around, with at least two alternative endings shot by Hitchcock. -Tom Keogh.

Review Prism Leisure / Sorted [DVD] [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • Mark Crowdy
  • Matthew Rhys
  • Ben Moor
  • Sienna Guillory
  • Alexander Jovy
  • Claire Harman
Release date: 2003-07-28
Run time: 98 min.
Creator: Nick Villiers
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.99

Review Sorted [DVD] [2000] / Prism Leisure:

Featuring an outstanding cast of rapidly rising talent, Sorted is a hallucinogenic cocktail of thriller and insider's eye view of the London club scene. Debut director Alexander Jovy has promoted raves and is a qualified lawyer, so it's unsurprising his club scenes, filmed on real nights at the Ministry of Sound and other clubs, are completely authentic. The story has young lawyer Carl, Matthew Rhys, coming from Yorkshire to investigate the death of his high-flying (in every sense) brother. Jovy portrays the gulf between Carl's world in his relationship with classy, conventional Sunny (Sienna-Take a Girl Like You-Guillory), and the hedonistic fantasyland of the club scene represented by fallen Pre-Raphaelite angel Tiffany (Fay-Eyes Wide Shut-Masterson). Straddling the two worlds is a remarkable Jason Donovan as Martin, customs officer by day, glam transvestite by night. Unfortunately atmospheric drama soon gives way to lightweight thriller conventions while Tim Curry's camp villain (surely a parody of DeNiro's Louis Cypher from Angel Heart), creates expectations of a much darker conclusion. Sorted is ultimately old-fashioned, romantic and soft-centred where it needs far more edge, but is nevertheless so luxuriantly stylish it may mark Jovy as his generation's answer to Ridley Scott. A word of warning: several scenes feature very powerful stroboscopic lighting effects. -Gary S. Dalkin On the DVD: The expansive, beautiful colour-saturated cinematography is well captured by the 2. [+]
35:1 anamorphic transfer and the Dolby Digital 5. 1 sound mix is stunning. There are 10 text profiles of cast and crew, together with seven video interviews comprising over 45 minutes of footage. Also provided is a 26-page electronic press kit, the original trailer and 10 minutes of deleted scenes, with optional director's commentary. The featurette is actually a montage of behind-the-scenes shots edited to the movie's haunting love theme, while the outtakes edit assorted gaffs to the main dance anthem. The alternately informative and trivial director's commentary also features producer Mark Crowdy; together they make good company. -Gary S. Dalkin.

Review Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / The Net [DVD] [1995]
Actors & Directors
  • Sandra Bullock
  • Diane Baker
  • Wendy Gazelle
  • Dennis Miller
  • Jeremy Northam
  • Irwin Winkler
Release date: 2002-09-09
Run time: 110 min.
Creator: Michael Ferris
RRP: £12.99
Price: £2.95

Review The Net [DVD] [1995] / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:

For a while The Net looked like it was going to be quickly outdated by the technology it showcased. But now we know that anyone can personalise their systems and Internet search engines, so the colourful displays endlessly intercut on Sandra Bullock's screens look perfectly contemporary. As a movie, the concept was already outdated by the time of its 1995 release, however. The plot takes pains to emulate the style and formula of a Hitchcock chase thriller. There's a computer disc "McGuffin" being sought after by conspiratorial baddies; while the lonely hero on the run is eminently sympathetic yet attractively flawed. Bullock, though, was perfectly cast at a point well before her star status took over. Although some of the suspense contrivances may seem simplistically predictable, there's an undeniable fascination in the theme of losing one's identity. Everywhere Bullock turns she's faced with either a bald reflection or mirroring metaphor of how the computer age strips us of individuality. And, indeed, privacy. Sooner or later, the technology will become outdated of course. [+]
Until then, be careful how you surf. On the DVD: The Net comes to disc in Dolby 5. 1 sound and widescreen 1. 85:1. It's hard to choose between the two commentaries included. Both the Writer's and the joint talk from the Director and Producer are crammed with anecdotal reference (with a little overlap). Then there are two documentaries of about 20 minutes each, but here the newest is by far the most interesting. Trailers and filmographies fill out the package. -Paul Tonks.

Review ITV DVD / Defence Of The Realm [DVD] [1985]
Actors & Directors
  • Ian Bannen
  • David Drury
  • Greta Scacchi
  • Denholm Elliott
  • Gabriel Byrne
  • Fulton Mackay
Release date: 1999-10-11
Run time: 91 min.
Creator: Martin Stellman
RRP: £9.99
Price: £7.50

Review Defence Of The Realm [DVD] [1985] / ITV DVD:

In the politically charged atmosphere of Margaret Thatcher's Britain, newspaper reporters are hungry for the big story that will make them stars and their newspapers famous. Nick Mullen (Gabriel Byrne in his first starring role) is one such reporter for the London Daily Dispatch. A top member of Parliament (Ian Bannen) is the focus of the latest political scandal: he has been photographed with a prostitute who is known to have Russian contacts. Nick barrels into the scandal full-bore, despite warnings from his mentor (a deft Denholm Elliott). Nick receives a tip that makes his story a front-page item and he quickly becomes a celebrity himself. But as he soon discovers, there is much more to the story than he imagined. Director David Drury (Prime Suspect 3) keeps this highly complex, John le Carré-esque story moving swiftly. The clues are hard to find at times but it is not because the story is told unclearly; rather, the filmmakers have decided that audiences can think for themselves and piece together the information along with Nick. Defence of the Realm overlooked and truly entertaining thinking person's film. -Doug Thomas.

Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Crimson Tide [DVD] [1995]
Actors & Directors
  • Denzel Washington
  • George Dzundza
  • Tony Scott
  • Viggo Mortensen
  • Gene Hackman
  • Matt Craven
Release date: 2002-03-11
Run time: 113 min.
Creator: Richard P. Henrick
RRP: £15.99
Price: £8.99

Review Crimson Tide [DVD] [1995] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

In the typical Don Simpson-Jerry Bruckheimer mould(the partnership yielded Top Gun and Days of Thunder, among many other films), this 1995 drama is a combination of one-dimensional but enjoyable performances, lots of high-tech nonsense taking place onscreen, and mechanistic movie-making at its loudest and most seizure-inducing. Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington play nuclear submarine officers squaring off over the former's apparent intention to do some unauthorized damage to an enemy. Tony Scott (Top Gun) directed, bringing his lustre and pop commercial sense to go with all that Simpson-Bruckheimer eye candy. -Tom Keogh.

Review MGM Entertainment / Killer's Kiss [DVD] [1955]
Actors & Directors
  • Frank Silvera
  • Mike Dana
  • Jamie Smith
  • Jerry Jarrett
  • Irene Kane
  • Stanley Kubrick
Release date: 2002-07-15
Run time: 64 min.
Creator: Howard Sackler
RRP: £15.99
Price: £1.89

Review Killer's Kiss [DVD] [1955] / MGM Entertainment:

An exercise in film noir fairytale, 1955's Killer's Kiss was Stanley Kubrick's second feature film (he had the first buried forever) and shows just how powerful a filmmaker he was right out of the gate. Followers of Kubrick's career will note the appearance of themes and images that recurred (a final axe-fight in a warehouse full of disembodied mannequin parts would not be out of place in The Shining), but this is also notably unlike later Kubrick films in its use of authentic locations and its 65-minute running time. The plot is a tiny anecdote about a washed-up boxer (Jamie Smith), a dance hall dame (Irene Kane) and a slimy hood (Frank Silvera) during one crowded weekend of brutality and romance. There's a sense of a young director playing games: the boxing match (a definite influence on Raging Bull) is all low-angle close-ups and subjective shots with plenty of thump and dazzle, and the traditional Expressionist look of noir is exaggerated with many a tricky shot or doomy plot twist. The three unfamiliar leads are all excellent as small-timers struggling with big passions, and there is already a potent use of raucous source music and subtle sound design to augment the stark, haunted black and white imagery. On the DVD Killer's Kiss on disc features no extras other than a blaring trailer ("a picture as brazen as the naked lights of Broadway, as hard as the New York streets in which it was shot!"). The black and white picture is 4:3, and comes with soundtracks in English, German, Italian and Spanish; subtitles in English, German, Italian, French, Dutch and Spanish. -Kim Newman.

Review Universal Pictures UK / Assault On Precinct 13 [DVD] [1976]
Actors & Directors
  • Darwin Joston
  • Tony Burton
  • Martin West
  • Austin Stoker
  • John Carpenter
  • Laurie Zimmer
Release date: 2001-05-28
Run time: 91 min.
Creator: Steve Fine
RRP: £17.99
Price: £6.35

Review Assault On Precinct 13 [DVD] [1976] / Universal Pictures UK:

John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13 is a riveting low-budget thriller from 1976, in which a nearly abandoned police station is held under siege by a heavily armed gang called Street Thunder. Inside the station, cut off from contact and isolated, convicts heading for death row and the cops must now join forces or die. That's the basic plot, but what Carpenter does with it is remarkable. Drawing specific inspiration from the classic Howard Hawks Western Rio Bravo (which included a similar siege on disadvantaged heroes), Carpenter used his simple setting for a tense, tightly constructed series of action sequences, emphasising low-key character development and escalating tension. Few who've seen the film can forget the "ice cream cone" scene in which a young girl is caught up in the action by patronising a seemingly harmless ice cream van. It's here, and in other equally memorable scenes, that Carpenter demonstrates his knack for injecting terror into the mundane details of daily life, propelling this potent thriller to cult favourite status and long-standing critical acclaim. From this Carpenter went on to make the original Halloween, one of the most profitable independent films of all time. -Jeff Shannon, Amazon. com.

Review Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Single White Female [DVD] [1992]
Actors & Directors
  • Stephen Tobolowsky
  • Peter Friedman
  • Barbet Schroeder
  • Bridget Fonda
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh
  • Steven Weber
Release date: 1998-10-12
Run time: 103 min.
Creator: John Lutz
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.08

Review Single White Female [DVD] [1992] / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:

You can take this 1992 thriller one of two ways: it's either a highly suspenseful movie about an unfortunate young woman's psychological breakdown, or it's a glossy slasher movie starring two of Hollywood's best young actresses. Or maybe it's both at the same time-or perhaps it's the clever and well-acted thriller for its first hour before resorting to the routine shocks of a cheap horror flick. However you look at it, there's no denying that this is a dynamite showcase for Jennifer Jason Leigh as the flatmate from hell who becomes the bane of Bridget Fonda's existence. First she picks up Fonda's mannerisms, then starts to borrow her wardrobe, cuts her hair to resemble Fonda's, and even "borrows" her roommate's boyfriend for a deceitful night of lovemaking. By that point Fonda's totally freaking out (wouldn't you?), and, well, that's when the whole thing gets a little too silly. Still, this is a nifty little shocker, and director Barbet Schroeder brings more intelligence and style to the material than it really deserves. Add that to the fine performances by the battling roommates and you've got a movie that will make you think twice before inviting total strangers to live with you. -Jeff Shannon, Amazon. com.

Review Entertainment in Video / Most Wanted [DVD] [1998]
Actors & Directors
  • David Hogan
  • Robert Kotecki
  • Kenn Whitaker
  • Jon Voight
  • Keenen Ivory Wayans
  • Rick Cramer
Release date: 1999-08-30
Run time: 95 min.
Creator: Tony Mark
RRP: £15.99
Price: £2.98

Review Most Wanted [DVD] [1998] / Entertainment in Video:

Comic actor Keenen Ivory Wayans made a creditable effort to expand his career horizons by writing the script for this action thriller, in which he also stars. Wayans plays US Marine Sgt James Dunn, a military hero who refuses an order to shoot a young shepherd during the Gulf War. His insubordination leads to a lethal struggle with a superior officer and a subsequent murder conviction against Dunn. Plucked from his death sentence by a covert unit of Marines, however, Dunn soon finds himself in a shadowy world of undercover wars under the command of one Lt Col. Grant Casey (Jon Voight). Offered freedom in exchange for aiding a mission against a corrupt industrialist (Robert Culp), Dunn agrees and then discovers he has actually been set up to take the fall for an assassination. Suddenly, he's the most wanted man in the world, with police, the military, the Secret Service and legions of reward seekers chasing him around Los Angeles. Jill Hennessy stars as an eyewitness who happened to catch the killing on videotape and can clear Dunn if she would only cooperate with him-a problem, since he has kidnapped her. Directed by David Glenn Hogan, Most Wanted works just fine as a well-oiled action piece with a capable star and competent action sequences. The story ideas (especially Dunn's Rambo-esque flight through the city and his reliance on esoteric survival skills) feel overly familiar, but that only makes Most Wanted all the more enjoyable as a pot-boiler instead of a serious original. [+]
-Tom Keogh.

Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / The Good Son [DVD] [1993]
Actors & Directors
  • David Morse
  • Joseph Ruben
  • Elijah Wood
  • Macaulay Culkin
  • Wendy Crewson
  • Daniel Hugh Kelly
Release date: 2003-06-30
Run time: 82 min.
Creator: Ian McEwan
RRP: £5.99
Price: £2.95

Review The Good Son [DVD] [1993] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:


Review Lions Gate Home Entertainment / Under Suspicion [DVD] [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Morgan Freeman
  • Gene Hackman
  • Nydia Caro
  • Thomas Jane
  • Stephen Hopkins
  • Monica Bellucci
Release date: 2001-07-23
Run time: 110 min.
Creator: W. Peter Iliff
RRP: £13.99
Price: £5.99

Review Under Suspicion [DVD] [2001] / Lions Gate Home Entertainment:

Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman star in Under Suspicion, a suspense-filled tale of interrogation-less of a whodunit than a did-he-do-it. Freeman plays Victor Benezet, a police captain investigating the murder of a child, and Hackman is Henry Hearst, a prominent lawyer and pillar of the community who also happens to be the prime suspect. Benezet and Hearst have a history together, and Benezet is torn between showing deference for an old friend and prominent community figure and ruthlessly pursuing a man he believes to be a child murderer. Director Stephen Hopkins spins multiple versions of the same events, popping details in and out as Hearst's story changes. Hopkins also uses the unusual and satisfying technique of juxtaposing the interview room with other locations, allowing Benezet to "follow" Hearst through his movements as he questions him. Under Suspicion also serves up the delicious eye candy of Puerto Rico during the St Sebastian festival, but the real treat is getting to watch two masters such as Hackman and Freeman square off. -Ali Davis, Amazon. com.

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Extreme Measures [DVD] [1997], The Gingerbread Man [DVD] [1998], Saboteur [DVD] [1942], Brother [DVD] [2001], Raising Cain [DVD] [1993], 15 Minutes [DVD] [2001], Tesis [DVD] [1996], D-Tox [DVD] [2002], Jet [DVD] [1999], Topaz [DVD] [1969], Sorted [DVD] [2000], The Net [DVD] [1995], Defence Of The Realm [DVD] [1985], Crimson Tide [DVD] [1995], Killer's Kiss [DVD] [1955], Assault On Precinct 13 [DVD] [1976], Single White Female [DVD] [1992], Most Wanted [DVD] [1998], The Good Son [DVD] [1993], Under Suspicion [DVD] [2001]

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