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  • Actors: Charlize Theron, Tommy Lee Jones, Susan Sarandon, Josh Brolin, James Franco
  • Directors: Paul Haggis
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 26 May 2008
  • Run Time: 121 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0012XQJ9U
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,311 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Notch up another great role for Tommy Lee Jones here, as his starring performance in the lead of In The Valley Of Elah is a further acting performance of real merit. And this from the man who has already recently added the equally excellent No Country For Old Men to his CV.

In The Valley Of Elah, however, is a very different beast. It’s the new film from writer/director Paul Haggis, he who previously brought us Oscar-winner Crash, and Jones stars as Hank Deerfield, a man who decides to take matters into his own hands when he finds out that his son has disappeared. However, what complicates matters is that Deerfield’s son is a soldier on leave, and the military are proving to be little help in getting to the bottom of the mystery.

Yet there’s far more to In The Valley Of Elah than that, even though its narrative is interesting and surprising. No, there are real layers of drama here, and none more obvious than those surrounding Jones’ character (the lead actor, incidentally, snagged a richly-deserved Oscar nomination for his work here). He’s an understated, yet brilliant, creation, and one quite wonderfully brought to life. In conjunction with Susan Sarandon as his wife, and Charlize Theron as the detective he enlists the help of, In The Valley Of Elah emerges as one of the most unfairly overlooked films of recent times, and one that’s ripe for discovery on DVD. A superb piece of work. --Jon Foster

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"Your son is missing." It’s the phone call every soldier’s father dreads. What Hank Deerfield (Tommy Lee Jones) had never thought to fear was that this call would come when his son was home in the U.S., on leave from service in Baghdad. Facing military indifference to the disappearance, Hank decides to take matters into his own hands and discover the truth about what’s happened to his son. With the reluctant help of police detective Emily Sanders (Charlize Theron), Hank embarks on a journey that will bring him up against the closed ranks of the armed forces and the harsh realities of modern warfare.

Written and directed by Academy Award ®- winner Paul Haggis and starring three Academy Award ®-winning actors – Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron and Susan Sarandon – alongside James Franco, Josh Brolin and Jason Patric, In the Valley of Elah is the powerful story of one father’s search for the truth.

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  • Featurette: After Iraq Featurette: Coming Home Interview With Paul Haggis Additional Scenes TRAILER

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    30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars Tommy Lee Jones shines, 25 Feb 2008
    In The Valley Of Elah tells the story of a father (Tommy Lee Jones) investigating the death of his son, who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq. But it's not about the war- more so the inhumanity of war (if that makes sense).

    Tommy Lee Jones with his basset-hound-gone-lame face and saddened, resigned voice is an absolute marvel. And while Susan Sarandon played a much smaller part, she lit the film while she was onscreen. That said, wow, Wes Chatham's small but pivotal role as Corporal Steve Penning is the performance upon which this film turns.

    That said, there are still plenty of signature Haggis flaws. A preachy, lecturing tone, emotional manipulation, clubbing you over the head with morality & lame symbolism. But... credit where it's due... it IS good. And, without giving too much away, had Haggis chosen to close the film at the end of the final interrogation scene, it would've been great.

    This is one to see.
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    10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars Mature American film, 31 May 2008
    This film tackles head on blind patriotism, shattered dreams and the brutalizing of young men by fighting in a war, that in the opinion of many, should never have taken place.

    Clearly the director is one of those who question the Iraq debacle and it's consequence back home in the USA. No doubt he will be derided by many right-wing Americans for having the audacity to create a film that questions the morality of America's involvement in that war.

    The plot is well described by others. Tommy Lee Jones gives the performance of a lifetime and Charlize Theron shows that she is one of America's finest actresses. The film is a tad ponderous, but that is often what you get when trying to portray genuine heartache.

    This is not a heart warming movie experience (don't watch it if you have toothache), but nevertheless it is a compelling story.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Tense and gripping, with a real sense of doom, 8 Feb 2008
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    This is not a war film. It is a murder mystery thriller, part police procedural, part dogged individual working it out for himself. Nevertheless, events in Iraq loom darkly in the background, glimpsed on grainy, corrupted little clips on a mobile phone.

    This is a towering performance by Tommy Lee Jones as a gnarled but idealistic ex-soldier, full of tiny glimpses of emotion under a surface of deternined stoicism. Susan Sarandon is equally compelling as his wife. In fact all the performances in this film are thoroughly believable, making it all the more chilling.

    To give too much of the plot away would be wrong, but Jones' character gets a call to say that his son, recently returned to America after a tour of Iraq, has gone missing. Believing this to be out of character, he drives across the States to his base in order to investigate. What he finds isn't pleasant.

    Gripping right up until the final pan up a flagpole (you're dying to see what's flying there...for reasons which will become clear), this is a detective story with a difference and one of the best films in recent years.
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    2.0 out of 5 stars Forgettable
    When young soldier Mike Deerfield returns from Iraq and immediately goes missing, his father, Hank (Tommy Lee Jones) tries to find him. Read more
    Published 13 days ago by Kona

    4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated
    An excellent film which seems to have been overlooked and well worth watching again.

    Acting was excellent throughout, Jones's performance was far more meaningful and... Read more
    Published 1 month ago by R. Roy

    5.0 out of 5 stars Tommy Lee Jones at his best.
    Excellent performance by TLJ in this film as was his acting in No Country For Old Men,the suspense is riveting and the the finale unexpected.
    Published 2 months ago by M. E. Roberts

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    Great film - tommy lee jones is outstanding and the story is very topical and moving.
    Published 2 months ago by Ms. M. D'ortega

    5.0 out of 5 stars Like a good drama? Get this!!
    This is an exceptional film, very thought provoking and charting the effects of war on people as they return to civilian life. Read more
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    Very interesting tale with superb acting!
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    3.0 out of 5 stars Just plain miserable
    Whilst I wouldn't argue about the calibre of the acting in this film. It was not lost on me that the soldiers became hardened to death and killing from their days in Iraq, but I... Read more
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