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  • Actors: Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, Charles Durning, John Mahoney
  • Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
  • Format: PAL, Colour, Subtitled
  • Language English, French
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Universal Pictures Video
  • DVD Release Date: 1 Oct 2007
  • Run Time: 106 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000BWOZ9Y
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,667 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The Coen brothers (Raising Arizona, Fargo) have become the most consistently original filmmakers in the land. In a salute/reworking of the fast-talking comedies of the '40s, we follow Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins) and his amazing rise to the top. But he's only a puppet for the evil Sidney J. Mussburger (Paul Newman), who wants the company for himself. The Coens' design is the real star, and their first big-budget film will stimulate movie fans. The story weakens in the middle, but you will find very few films that move with this much imagination. As a Kate Hepburn hybrid, Jennifer Jason Leigh is wonderful in an almost unplayable role. The less you know about the film, the better it plays, so just think of it as How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying mixed with Brazil and every journalistic drama made before 1960. Cowritten by Sam Raimi. --Doug Thomas

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bright and dark, a wonderful work of cinema art, 7 Nov 2007
By DH Dixon "whitespeck" (England) - See all my reviews
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This was the third of a hat-trick of great Coen Brothers films and I think it is the best one. It is my favourite. The film is brightly funny, but darkly satirical. It is uplifting as well. It absorbs the history of American cinema into a suberb modern context, making the best of everything. It has many great set-pieces, wonderful sets and colour photography, great casting and acting. It is surely Paul Newman's best outing. Ravishing and wonderful, it looks great on DVD. This is one of the best films I've ever seen.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A strange, dark and witty film by the Coen Brothers, 16 April 2008
By N. Thompson "Beaker" (Hull, England) - See all my reviews
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Dont believe some of the bad reviews this film got .... especially the ones from the internet. From the opening credits I knew this film would be interesting at the very least, but its more than that.

This is a dark comedy set early in the 20th century. Tim Robbins is a country boy arriving in the big city to earn his fortune. Both Robbins and Paul Newman turn in great comedic performances. As all Coen brothers films, this flick is weird and very atmospheric. The dialogue is entertaining and the story is fast and at times had me laughing out loud.

Along with 'Millers Crossing' this is one of the best films from the Coen Brothers and just like Millers Crossing it is rarely talked about and very under-rated.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The most underestimated jewel in Coen's history!, 10 April 2009
Recently I realized I had never bought this movie on DVD, since I always had an old VHS of it, and I immediately decided to fix this unforgivable omission by buying this DVD. For those that never saw this movie, I strongly suggest you to do the same, even if this movie actually would deserve a Blu-ray treatment, to render fully its incredible visual qualities (even if the video quality on this DVD is absolutely great and upscales perfectly even to large LCD displays (with some inevitable grain, naturally).
As a matter of fact, I consider this movie (along with Raising Arizona) the greatest and most underestimated masterpiece of Joel and Ethan Coen. The visual style is absolutely astounding, in terms of cinematography, art design, set decoration, costumes, etc., with huge amounts of details that recreate in a hypersatirical way and with surgical precision the movies of a specific Hollywood era. But the screenplay, the editing, the dialogue and the actor's performances are to be mentioned too. The sheer amounts of uninterrupted, lightning-fast, 100-words-per-minute lines that are uttered by actors like Jennifer Jason-Leigh and many other actors in this movie, to recreate in a paradoxically satirical way the typical acting style of movies of that era, are simply AMAZING, and must be heard to be believed. To be honest, in some scenes this may be also the weak spot of the movie for average audiences, (along with a slower and overlong central part), since sometimes the exposition is so relentless and almost impossible to follow, that if you try to really pay attention to the dialogue _meaning_, instead of just enjoy the way is simply _sounds_ (as you would do in a musical, for instance), you might get annoyed by its artificiality or turn away from the picture altogether, which would be a BIG mistake.
As a matter of fact, IMHO this movie should be watched as a Broadway musical, not just as a comedy (there is even a fun "dream dancing" shot with Tim Robbins, who really shines in this movie), in order to fully appreciate the frantic rhythm and performances: this way, you will be even more struck by the hilarious finale of the movie, which is a triumph of editing, imagination and pure, looney tunes-style fun for your brain, as well as a feast for your eyes. Suffice it to say that this movie was co-written by none else than SAM RAIMI, longtime friend of the Coens, who undoubtedly added a lot of visual flair "a-la Evil Dead", typical of his early movies (fans of Raimi's typical "Evil-Dead cam shots", like me, will appreciate this aspect a lot, not to mention a great cameo by Bruce Campbell...). Last, but not least, this movie also offered one of the last great acting performances by the late Paul Newman, a brilliant role that would have deserved an Oscar.
If you really appreciate movies the way they should be shot, and you enjoy every little touch in a screenplay, do not miss this one.
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