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Don't
Say A Word
(Fox
Home Entertainment)
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| DVD
Release Date: |
February
19, 2002
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| Length: |
113 mins.
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| Rated: |
R
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| Format: |
Widescreen
(2.35:1) |
| Languages: |
English, French
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| Subtitles: |
English
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| Extras: |
Audio
Commentary, Making-Of Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Screen Tests
and Dailies, Storyboard Comparisons, Filmographies, Theatrical
Trailer
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This was a film on par with today's
strong thrillers. Very competent, but nothing really that special. The
highlight was the mood it set, and that I felt, was due greatly to the
set designs. It was that factor, along with good performances, which
gave this film some credibility, and certainly not it's plot. With
plenty of holes, one would question the characters' motivations at
times. This, alas, was probably the sacrifice made to allow for all
the twists and turns required for the modern movie. Aside from that, I
found all the other elements done quite well.
There were some really good extras on this disc. Aside from the usual
deleted scenes, making-of featurette, cast and crew info, and
storyboard comparisons, there was also a set tour, interviews with the
producers and director, a closer examination at several scenes, a
multi-angle look at a scene, and a discussion about the thriller
theme. Oddly, there was no trailer for this film itself, but one for
‘Wall Street'. For commentaries, there was a pretty informative one
from director Gary Fleder as well as scene specific ones from each of
the principle actors. These included, Michael Douglas, Sean Bean,
Brittany Murphy, Famke Janssen and Oliver Platt. Each of them were
focused on their respective characters and were quite interesting due
to their relatively short length, thus not allowing the actors to
stretch for anecdotes. While no one extra really stood out, as a
package, it covered all the bases. It's rare for me to enjoy extras
for a film I didn't absolutely love, so this sure was a surprised.
If you can absolve yourself from considering the plausibility of the
story, you will be rewarded with a pretty good thriller. If, like me,
you can't, you're just stuck with mediocrity.
| The Movie: |
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6/10 |
| The Extras: |
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8/10 |
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| Recommendation: |
Rent
This One |
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