Hard Eight (Special Edition)

Hard Eight (Special Edition)
by Paul Thomas Anderson

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Actor: F. William Parker, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-10-05
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures

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Movie Review: I Give It A Hard Four
Summary: 4 Stars

I give Hard Eight a solid, four star rating. The movie doesn't have much in the way of a plot, it is often slow and a bit too artsy in certain areas, but what this movie has is great acting and great characters. The story is about an older guy who takes a younger guy under his wing and teaches him how to beat the gambling system. They become close friends, almost like a father and son. A woman enters the picture along with a shady friend and things go whacky. Hard Eight is a solid movie, done very well and entertaining. It leans toward being a classic, yet doesn't make it all the way there (hence the 4 out of 5 stars) but it is certainly worth owning and sits proudly in my collection.

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Before hitting the big time with his second film Boogie Nights, young filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson impressed critics with this deftly conceived, low-budget film noir chamber piece. With its minimalist plot, deliberate pacing, and brief, but shocking bursts of violence, Hard Eight won't please everyone, but Anderson and his first-rate cast were clearly working on the same authentic wavelength. It's a mystery at first why a solemn professional gambler (Philip Baker Hall in a captivating performance) cares for a down-and-out loser (John C. Reilly) and a dimwit, Reno cocktail waitress (Gwyneth Paltrow). But his motivations become clear--and the movie packs a quietly effective punch--when the gambler faces blackmail by a small-time crook (Samuel L. Jackson). This unheralded film seemed like a closely kept secret itself, until it showed up on the 1997 top-10 lists of several prominent critics. In tandem with Boogie Nights, it marked the arrival of a new filmmaker whose talent is as impressive as that of that other '90s hotshot, Quentin Tarantino. --Jeff Shannon

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