Domestic Disturbance
by Harold Becker
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Actor: Debra Mooney, James Lashly, John Travolta, Nick Loren, Rebecca TilneyDirector: Harold Becker
Brand: Paramount
Producer: Harold Becker
Producer: Anson Downes
Producer: Donald De Line
Producer: George Waud
Writer: Gary Drucker
Writer: Lewis Colick
Writer: William S. Comanor
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-04-16
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Domestic Disturbance
Movie Review: Unoriginal, Short, Predicatble..But Overall Entertaining
Summary: 3 Stars
This is the type of movie that should have been made for Lifetime. The Plot is so simple that there is not one single thing that you could miss. It's like "Stepfather for Dummies". If it weren't for Travolta this movie would not have made it to theaters, it would have gone straight for the tube.
The plot of this so called "quintessential thriller" is of a boy witnessing his stepfather killing a man. No one believers the kid, he always lies, so it's hard to keep track of his truths. But surprisingly he doesn't lie to Daddy Travolta. The only one who believes him is the boy's Father, he will go as far as he can to investigate and find correlative proof that the man living with his son did in fact kill this man.
The plot as you can see is very unoriginal and clich?, it's just not that bright. That doesn't mean however that it isn't unwatchable. The Film is entertaining and logical...it's just too simplified. The thrills are there. But we have seen them so many times before. The acting is ok, the setting and cinematography are all top- notch. The movie would have been better if a little mystery were added into the formula. This is technically speaking "a family thriller"...for 13 and up its fine, it teaches a lesson on who to trust, and who to bring home. But more than anything...it's all pretty obvious and predictable, a rental, not a buy.
MY PERSONAL RATING: 2 ? OUT OF 5
Summary of Domestic Disturbance
When frank morrison discovers that his sons new stepfather is not who he pretends to be he sets out on a terrifying mission to rescue his boy in this thrilling critically acclaimed thriller. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/22/2005 Starring: John Travolta Teri Polo Run time: 89 minutes Rating: Pg13If you focus on the effective casting of John Travolta and Vince Vaughan, Domestic Disturbance may grab your attention as a thriller that hits too close to home. After playing a greasy villain in Swordfish, Travolta ably serves up the good-guy charm as a divorced father who must rescue his teenage son from a murderous new stepfather, played by Vaughan with bad-tempered relish. Director Harold Becker is worthy of better material (like his earlier hit Sea of Love), but he handles this B-movie potboiler with professional flair, particularly in the setup involving an accomplice (the ever-reliable Steve Buscemi) who threatens to destroy Vaughan's small-town respectability. The plot's about as plausible as Britney Spears in a remake of Sophie's Choice, relying heavily on lame-brained cops and vast chasms in logic, but by the time Travolta and Vaughan engage in their inevitable showdown, even childless viewers may feel a twinge of parental instinct. --Jeff Shannon
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