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Someone To Watch Over Me [DVD] [1988]

DVD ~ Tom Berenger
3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers, Lorraine Bracco, Jerry Orbach, John Rubinstein
  • Directors: Ridley Scott
  • Writers: Danilo Bach, David Seltzer, Howard Franklin
  • Producers: Ridley Scott, Harold Schneider, Mimi Polk Gitlin, Thierry de Ganay
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, French
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Hindi, Portuguese, Turkish, Danish, Icelandic, Swedish, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Arabic, Finnish, Czech, Greek
  • 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: 15
  • Studio: Uca
  • DVD Release Date: 8 Nov 2004
  • Run Time: 102 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004TXIB
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,559 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Someone to Watch Over Me is a stylish, smart film noir directed by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner). The movie stars Tom Berenger as a New York cop and family man who falls for the rich and beautiful witness (Mimi Rogers) he's assigned to protect. Scott, who always displays a distinctive eye for extraordinary art direction, does something here he should be doing a lot more often: directing contemporary noir. Berenger and Rogers rise to the occasion, seemingly aware that they're making something special. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Contemporary Noir At Its Best!, 1 April 2004
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Someone To Watch Over Me is a rare film. Noir is a genre seldom visited by filmmakers in modern movies, but the director Ridley Scott makes a convincing case for a wider contemporary airing.

Tom Berenger plays a street-wise but flawed detective assigned to protect a witness - a wealthy and beautiful socialite, played by Mimi Rogers. As the plot develops the pair are drawn deeper into danger and intrigue within a strata of society alien to Berengers' character. The plot is complicated by the danger created through their strong attraction despite the detective being married.

Better known perhaps for seminal films such as Alien and Blade Runner, Scott directed this movie with just as much panache and sophistication. The film announces itself as a visually stunning, atmospheric and stylish thriller right from the first shot - a classic and often copied (but never equalled) swooping helicopter pan over a night-time New York. Performances are assured and convincing with Mimi Rogers providing ample quantities of the female glamour required in any film noir. The clever occasional use of period locations not only adds atmosphere but gives a nod to the era in which this genre evolved.

Overall this is a very satisfying, and taut thriller from one of the truly great directors. If you appreciate quality filmmaking this will certainly not disappoint. Recommended.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth watching, 6 Mar 2009
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A very intriguing film noir which starts out laced with occasional humour which later turns into gritty, hard-nosed drama as the plot develops. Berenger's cop is believable and Rogers' rich socialite is beautiful (although the producers could have made more of Mimi Rogers' beauty at times) and the underlying plot of the two becoming attracted (and we assume sleeping together) whilst he is assigned to witness protection after she sees a socialite pal murdered is played out well. As an example of the 80's it favours well the hair and the social glitz and glamour whilst paying good homage to the poorer part of New York. The contrast between Manhatten and Queens and yet their closeness is very evident.

Enjoyable might not be the right word to describe a film in which the basic plot is one of a murderer attacking those who might bring him to justice but I did enjoy the hour and forty minutes or so relaxing to watch this film and would recommend it if you fancy a trip back to the 80's and a good thriller to boot.
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4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Call it 3.5 stars, 4 April 2003
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Not really one of Ridley Scott's best movies although it's fair to say both he and his cast are hamstrung by a rather lacklustre script. He, along with main cast members Mimi Rogers and Tom Berenger, do the best they can in an otherwise edgy and stylishly shot piece of modern film noir where a married NY cop falls for an attractive young socialite. You'll have seen better but you will have also seen far, far worse as well.
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