Homeboy
by Michael Seresin
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Actor: Christopher Walken, Debra Feuer, Kevin Conway, Mickey Rourke, Thomas QuinnDirector: Michael Seresin
Brand: ROURKE,MICKEY
Writer: Mickey Rourke
Cinematographer: Gale Tattersall
Editor: Ray Lovejoy
Producer: Alan Marshall
Producer: Elliott Kastner
Producer: Jayne Kachmer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 116 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-09-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of Homeboy
Movie Review: ... a moment of light
Summary: 5 Stars
This film may not be everyone's cup-of-tea, but I highly reccomend it. Sure, its dark and painful but it also shows a moment of light coming to a broken soul. Mickey Rourke's performance is incredibly risky and unusual. He plays an aging alcoholic, possibly brain damaged boxer who's practically mute. Rourke wrote the screen play (under the name, Eddie Cook) but the lead character he portrays has probably no more than a page of dialogue - he's able to deliver a heartbreaking perfomance almost solely through his incredible physical presence. This is the performance that Bob Dylan raved about in his book "Chronicles" and although it ended up being nothing like what I imagined, it is so profoundly moving and poetic that its continued to haunt me. I found it even better on the second viewing. Like, "The Wrestler" it draws certain elements from Rourke's life (in this case, his childhood) but its also quite different in how it achieves its effect. If one expects to see the Rourke charm as displayed in "The Pope Of Greenwich Village" or even in "The Wrestler" one may be disappointed. "Homeboy" is about a character almost totally cut off from the world. I've heard people say its filled with boxing cliches but the reality is that it takes those cliches and turns them on their head. There's no struggle for respect or redemption with cheering crowds and triumphant music. This film is like a blues and thats one reason that Eric Clapton's soulful score works so well. Another great performance by Mickey Rourke.
Summary of Homeboy
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 1-SEP-2009
Media Type: DVD
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