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From
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(Fox Home Entertainment)
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| DVD
Release Date:
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May
14, 2002
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Length:
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121
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| Rated:
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R
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Widescreen (2.35:1)
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Languages:
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English, French,
Spanish
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English
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Screen-Specific Audio Commentary, "Jack the Ripper: Six
Degrees of Separation" Documentary, Five Featurettes,
Deleted Scenes and Alternate Ending, Theatrical Trailer
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This period thriller's biggest success
was it's spooky ambience. The shocking scenes and slickly cut camera
movements gave an uneasy feel to the whole first half of the film.
Unfortunately, these early parts were also quite confusing. Too many
characters were quickly introduced along with questionable motivations
and red herring plot lines. Though it kept me thinking, I hated that
they were not all neatly resolved in the end. The second half,
retaining the decent performances and strong visuals from the first,
had a tighter focus, allowing the story to flow more smoothly.
However, a problem did arrive in the form of a somewhat anti-climactic
conclusion that didn't fool anyone. That's not to say the build up
wasn't clean, for it made sense and I did feel rewarded for paying
attention. It's just that I expected more.
This two-disc set had quite a few extras. On disc one there were
twenty-one deleted scenes which were understandably not in the final
film. There's also a commentary from directors Albert and Allen
Hughes, writer Rafael Yglesias, cinematographer Peter Deming and actor
Robbie Coltrane. While quite informative, it failed to be
entertaining. It wasn't an ensemble recording and commentary didn't
always correspond to the scene in the movie. Disc two contained more
bonus material including, the movie's trailer, a trailer for
Unfaithful, and six featurettes. One of these, covering the actual
mythology I found particularly interesting. The others were quite good
as well, each dealing with topics such as, set design, the graphic
novel, absinthe, a set tour, and general behind-the-scenes action.
A competently made movie with well constructed thrills. I just wish it
ended stronger.
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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| Recommendation: |
Rent
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