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Arlington Road [DVD] [1999]

DVD ~ Jeff Bridges
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis, Robert Gossett
  • Directors: Mark Pellington
  • Writers: Ehren Kruger
  • Producers: Ed Ross, Ellen Dux, James McQuaide, Jean Higgins, Judd Malkin
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English, German, French, Dutch
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Uca
  • DVD Release Date: 15 Jan 2008
  • Run Time: 113 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005UDUI
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,108 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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It's easy to understand why Arlington Road sat on the studio shelf for nearly a year. No, the film isn't awful; rather, it's an extremely edgy and ultimately bleak thriller that offers no clear-cut heroes or villains. In other words, Hollywood had no idea how to sell it. Director Mark Pellington's underrated directorial debut, Going All the Way, suffered the same fate, essentially because the film-maker's presentation of suburban America often shifts dramatically within the same film. Characters are usually miserable and bordering on meltdown, no situation is straightforward and things usually end badly.

Arlington Road begins as an astute study of suburban paranoia. Michael Faraday (a face-pinched Jeff Bridges, who spends most of the film on the brink of tears) is a college professor who teaches American history courses on terrorism. He's been a conspiracy freak since his wife, an FBI agent, was killed during a botched raid that feels like a thinly fictionalised reference to the Waco tragedy. After saving the life of his next-door neighbour's child, he initially befriends the family (Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack), but soon believes the husband is a terrorist. The first half of the film mocks Faraday: he has no real evidence and is not the most stable of protagonists. Despite the fact that it was government paranoia that got his wife killed, Faraday repeats the same type of behaviour. Pellington shifts gears in the second half, however, and for a while, it seems that the film has simultaneously sunk into a cheap, high-octane brand of Hollywood entertainment and undermined its own point. But Arlington Road possesses a stunning ending that's a real gut punch, one that may leave you needing a second viewing to catch all of its smartly executed setup. --Dave McCoy



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43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars top notch thriller..., 30 Jul 2006
By H. Serkan SILAHSOR (Ankara, TURKEY) - See all my reviews
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Expect the unexpected... What would you do if you suddenly become obsessed with your neighbor is a terrorist and involved in a surreptitious and bloody plot? Here, Arlington Road, directed by Mark Pellington and written by Ehren Kruger provocatively poses some serious questions about the dangers of domestic terrorism and the MASS PARANOIA of people who see giant conspiracies afoot everywhere. Also, the film attempts to examine the crooked psychology behind terrorism and caveat against the trustworthiness of your friends and neighbors.

I think Arlington Road is one of the best psychological as well as controversial thrillers to come out over the past 10 years: a good paragon of how a good thriller should be made. Story is interesting, plot is intriguing, casting is dazzling, ending is mind-blowing. Jeff Bridges, Joan Cusack and Tim Robbins all deliver brilliant performances.

Most Hollywood movies put out have the same basic plot structure and you can predict the ending halfway through the film. This one is not one of those, with an ending totally breaking down the TABOO of "good-guy wins" cliche of Hollywood. Its exhilarating "OMIGOD" ending, which is by far the most noteworthy aspect of the entire picture, defies expectations and accomplishes the difficult task of surprising the viewer.

If you like movies with sharp twists and turns, don't miss it.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb viewing - good story, well-acted and creepy, 12 May 2007
This is a wonderful film about the collision of small-town America with American (and not Middle-Eastern) terrorists. The plot is taut, the acting convincing and the conclusion as harrowing as the first time, early in the movie, that the director makes it clear that all is not well on Arlington Road...
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliance, 5 Aug 2006
By Hill Walker "Pennine Dweller" (The Pennines of course!) - See all my reviews
Superb plot twists, tight story line, excellent ending. A cult in the same home theatre success as Shawshank Redemption
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1.0 out of 5 stars I must have missed something
OK, so a professor specialising (sorry, specializing)in terrorism perchance lives opposite some terrorists. Well, thats convenient. And it all gets even more convenient. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Peter Keeping

3.0 out of 5 stars terrifying
After so much tragedy that has happened in america and all over the world in the last few years this film holds an eerie and frightening similarity to events which have taken... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ms. F. I. Macdonald

3.0 out of 5 stars Reasonable....
3 Stars for this movie.

I purchased this a long time ago, watched it once and shoved it to the back of the cabinet, where it lurked unwatched. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. J. Young

5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic and Shocking!
This is a movie that I think everyone should watch. We watched it some years ago and several times since. Everytime, it is impactful. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2007 by Laura Knight-Jadczyk

5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic and Shocking!
This is a movie that I think everyone should watch. We watched it some years ago and several times since. Everytime, it is impactful. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2007 by Laura Knight-Jadczyk

5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic and Shocking!
This is a movie that I think everyone should watch. We watched it some years ago and several times since. Everytime, it is impactful. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2007 by Laura Knight-Jadczyk

5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic and Shocking!
This is a movie that I think everyone should watch. We watched it some years ago and several times since. Everytime, it is impactful. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2007 by Laura Knight-Jadczyk

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended!
The first time that I have seen this movie was about two years ago. And, I was a bit disappointed in the fact that the 'good guys' did not win. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2007 by Zadius Sky

5.0 out of 5 stars Arlington Road
A brilliant film, it captivates you from the start. You will work out the plot fairly soon. But there is a great twist in the tail. I'll say no more,well worth a watch.
Published on 5 Jun 2007 by Steve

3.0 out of 5 stars worth a watch
i recently purchaced this dvd knowing nothing about it, but having heard the name somewhere before. i have to be honest im not sure its one ill watch again in a hurry... Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2007 by Mr. B. J. Etherington

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