Formula 51
by Ronny Yu
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Actor: Emily Mortimer, Nigel Whitmey, Robert Carlyle, Robert Jezek, Samuel L. JacksonDirector: Ronny Yu
Brand: Formula
Producer: Andras Hamori
Producer: David Pupkewitz
Producer: Eli Selden
Producer: Jonathan Debin
Producer: Julie Yorn
Producer: Malcolm Kohll
Writer: Stel Pavlou
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
Published: 2003-02-01
DVD Release Date: 2003-02-04
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Formula 51
Movie Review: Take a chance...might be your new funniest movieof all time
Summary: 5 Stars
I took a chance with this film; I dont remember seeing many, if any at all, promotions for Formula 51 (though that of course means zilch) and I was surprised to see it at my favored theater at the time (which plays zero foreign films and this one, in my mind, should be under that category due to the strong British accents and slang, which are harder to discern than Japanese to me). Boy did it pay off. My mother and I (dont ask how I dragged her along) laughed from head-to-toe the entire film. And not those chuckles, grunts, and half-hearted laughs that are associated with cliched teen comedies (where you only half laugh because everyone else is and you dont want to seem as if you didnt get it, when of course you did but it just wasnt funny at all), but the true tear-producing, side splitting convulsions that mark the arrival of a classic comedy. Now, classic may be a poor word choice to describe the movie at this point for most (it will undoubtedly be decades before a significant number of people consider this one a classic), but for me this film brought instant gratification and love. Now for some reason some of those pencil pushing, half motivated, lost-sight-of-what-movies-are-all-about, self-proclaimed movie reviewers (save this beef for another day), didn't like Formula 51 (maybe its their lack of obsession over the United Kingdom), calling it Euro-trash or something on the lines of mindless, plot less, garbage. Well, I found it hil-ar-ious. Regardless of whether the plot was as engaging as The Matrixs, the film still entertained. And isnt that the goal of any movie; to entertain the audience, by any means necessary? Some movies do this by plot, or by character development, and some do it with flat out humor. Lets give the movie re-foolers the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they just didnt find the bathroom-style humor funny. Well, maybe next time they should remove their paycheck from their arse and remember just what movies are about: Entertainment. And to me the plot didnt have many problems to begin with. I enjoyed the comedic spin on mob life and crooked cops, which Formula 51 implemented, as opposed to the more serious, melodramatic aura of The Godfather (always a classic though). Through all the shoot-outs, car chases, planning, swearing, swearing, swearing, and shooting, I was hoping so much for a plot twist; my prayers were answered. That all of these drug lords and mobsters and crooked men were after a drug, that they thought would be more powerful than ecstasy, cocaine, and heroine combined, that turned out to merely be a placebo, and the entire movie and action an elaborate endorsement setup, rang like music to my ears and did my heart well. Samuel L. Jackson nails his characters role down to the kilt and braids, as always (note to self:Samuel L. Jackson has played a lot of differing roles: Scientist, Jedi Knight, Black Panther-style Vigilante and Cop, and many more) and Robert Carlyle graces the screen, as Felix, with phenomenal emotion, wit, and unwavering humor and zest; hes become a favored actor of mine due to this film. Whether you liked it for its humor, action, and wit, or hated it for lack thereof, Formula 51 will always have POS over my mind: Power Of Suggestion.
Summary of Formula 51
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