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  • Actors: Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Watts, Danny Huston, Carly Nahon
  • Directors: Alejandro González Iñárritu
  • Writers: Guillermo Arriaga
  • Producers: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Guillermo Arriaga, Robert Salerno, Ted Hope
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: MGM Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 13 Sep 2004
  • Run Time: 125 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00029QWI8
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,995 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Sean Penn and Benecio Del Toro, two of the most gripping actors around, play wildly different men linked through a grieving woman (Naomi Watts) in 21 Grams. Del Toro delves deep into the role of an ex-con turned born-again Christian, a deeply conflicted man struggling to set right a terrible accident, even at the expense of his family. Penn captures a cynical, philandering professor in dire need of a heart transplant, which he gets from the death of Watts' husband. 21 Grams slips back in forth in time, creating an intricate emotional web out of the past and the present that slowly draws these three together; the result is remarkably fluid and compelling. The movie overreaches for metaphors towards the end, but that doesn't erase the power of the deeply felt performances. --Bret Fetzer


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A freak accident brings together a terminally ill mathematician, a grieving mother and a born-again ex-con. A gripping story that takes them to the heights of passion, the depths of obsession and sees the promise of revenge...
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything Works - An Instant Classic!, 6 Jun 2004
By Martin A Hogan "Marty From SF" (San Francisco, CA. (Hercules)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 21 Grams [DVD] [2004] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
Not many films can take a gritty subject, tell it in a series of harsh flashbacks, film it with a bleak landscape and make it work. Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu accomplishes this great task with the help of immensely talented actors like Naomi Watts, Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro. Del Toro is frightening as the hard edged born-again Christian who accidentally commits the worst of crimes. Watts is heartbreaking as the victim who buries her sorrows in drugs and alcohol. Penn excels in subtly as the man who receives Watts deceased husbands heart and falls in love with her. It's almost too much emotion to take in at once. All three actors are at their peak and Inarritu plays them off eachother without pretense or falsehood. Each character is decisively different yet all have one horrible thing in common. Inarritu tells this tale in an original, highly edited manner with flashbacks and foreshadowing that never confuses. The film is actually amazingly interesting in its ability to keep scenes tight and emotions as raw as possible. It is a rare achievement and this film would have received more accolades if the material were simply more upbeat. That's a tragedy in itself.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, 16 April 2006
By David Welsh (Oslo, Norway) - See all my reviews
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Based on a strikingly similar premise to Iñárritu's first film "Amores Perros", 21 Grams follows three characters whose lives are bound together by a fatal car crash in which a man and his two young daughters are killed. The three characters the film focuses on are the wife and mother of those killed (Naomi Watts), the ex-convict and born-again Christian who caused the accident (Benicio del Toro) and the man whose life was saved when he received a transplant of the heart of the man who was killed (Sean Penn). The first of this film's main virtues are precisely these actors, all of whom are amongst the most gifted and brilliant actors currently working in Hollywood - 21 Grams is a masterclass in acting. The second of its main virtues is that it is also a masterclass in direction. The story is not told chronologically, but follows what Iñárritu describes as the "emotional logic" of the story. We cut between the three main characters and jump back and forth in time, gradually piecing together both what has happened and how the three, initially totally separate-seeming, strands of the plot are connected. This technique, though bold, is not all that unusual in itself, but what is unusual is the way that Iñárritu makes it work so brilliantly - he keeps you guessing and involved, but never confuses you. This is a genuinely outstanding film.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous film, 18 Dec 2005
This is an intelligent and thoughtful film - which was a bit confusing at first, as it jumps between was has happened and what's about to. Raises interesting thoughts about life and death - which sounds really heavy, but it's not. Great acting from all involved too - get this film, it's great!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Over-indulgently miserable, lacking in subtlety
"21 grams" revolves around 3 central characters, with overlapping story arcs. Naomi Watts plays a young mother struck by tragedy, who enters a self-destructive spiral. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Síog

5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT A FILM !!!!!!
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Published 18 months ago by Robert Gibbons

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent if downbeat
I have to admit I haven't been the biggest fan of Sean Penn. Much of the time he appears to overact, or he seems to be pretty well typecast as an unsavoury character. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars too heavy even for the wife
I prefer mindless action films and thrillers but the wife likes to be emotionally involved, so this was her choice. But we both agreed to turn it off after an hour. Read more
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Published 23 months ago by Claudia

4.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat flawed but all together good.
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