Boarding Gate
by Olivier Assayas
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Actor: Alex Descas, Asia Argento, Kelly Lin, Kim Gordon, Michael MadsenDirector: Olivier Assayas
Brand: BOARDING GATE (DVD MOVIE)
Cinematographer: Yorick Le Saux
Composer: Brian Eno
Editor: Luc Barnier
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-06-03
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Magnolia
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Movie Review: improves as it goes along
Summary: 3 Stars
"Boarding Gate" is an initially verbose French crime drama that, for the first half at least, threatens to talk itself and us to a standstill. Luckily, at about the midway point, the pacing picks up considerably and it turns into a stylish, gripping thriller.
The film chronicles the stormy relationship between an unscrupulous businessman and the ex-mistress he routinely pimps out to his clients. However, it's only after she's lured into committing murder and forced to go on the lam to Hong Kong that the movie becomes an intriguing, multi-layered look at infidelity and betrayal.
Italian actress Asia Argento, who's a dead-ringer for Uma Thurman, commands the screen with her pouting eroticism and natural charisma, and she gets strong support from Michael Madsen and Carl Ng as the two main men in her life, as well as from Kelly Lin as a romantic rival who reluctantly helps Argento out in the end. The direction by Olivier Assayas - in the second half at least - is crisp, focused and exciting, and the visuals alone are enough to compensate for some of the gaping holes in the storyline.
One caveat, however: while technically a French movie, most of the dialogue is actually in English. However, there are times when the movie unaccountably lapses into un-subtitled French and Chinese, leaving the audience in the dark as to a few, possibly crucial, details in the story, proving yet again that a picture is not necessarily always worth a thousand words.
Summary of Boarding Gate
The new film from acclaimed and adventurous French filmmaker Olivier Assayas BOARDING GATE is an erotic noir-thriller boasting an exciting international cast.Asia Argento plays sexy ex-prostitute Sandra who is forced to flee London after a steamy S&M encounter with a debt ridden ex-lover (Michael Madsen) ends in violence. Fleeing to Hong Kong in search of a fresh start she becomes involved with an attractive young couple Lester (Carl Ng) and Sue (Kelly Lin) who promise to help her obtain papers and money. But nothing turns out as expected for Sandra and she finds herself trapped in a sordid game of manipulation.An Official Selection of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.System Requirements:Running Time: 93 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating:?R UPC:?876964001359 Manufacturer No:?10135Action & Adventure DVD Video
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