Inspector Morse - Promised Land
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Actor: Colin Dexter, James Grout, John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Peter WoodthorpeBrand: BFS ENT and Multimedia Limi
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-02-04
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
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Movie Review: "You know what they say about funerals. Someone always catches his death."
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the best of the Inspector Morse series (from the fifth series, 1991), Promised Land is also atypical. Here most of the action takes place in New South Wales, Australia, and there is almost no music, though there is a terrific photo of Morse climbing the steps to the famed Sydney Opera House in the final scene. As always, the photography is outstanding, and anyone who has not been to New South Wales is in for a rare treat, as the visions of the countryside make this seem, indeed, the Promised Land.
Morse and Sgt. Lewis go to Hereford, NSW, after Peter Matthews, convicted and sent to prison on the strength of testimony from Morse's "supergrass," Kenny Stone, dies of AIDS while in a London jail. (In a classic British irony, Kenny the "supergrass" is now running a lawnmower repair shop.) Matthews's mother has always stated that Peter was at home with her at the time of a robbery/killing, and an investigation into Matthews's conviction, one of Morse's biggest triumphs, is underway, inspired by controversy stirred by the press.
Morse wants to re-interview Kenny Stone and his wife about their testimony regarding the driver of the getaway car. Kenny is now living under an assumed identity as Mike Harding, resident of a small town in New South Wales. Morse's arrival is greeted coldly by everyone. Stone/Harding is missing, his wife is obviously lying whenever she is interviewed about his whereabouts, and his business is in jeopardy. Someone has tracked him to this remote location and has threatened him and the family. The family believes that Morse has revealed information to someone dangerous. The local police resent Morse's presence--and, indeed, the presence of all Brits in the area.
When the teenage daughter of Harding is kidnapped, the relationship of Harding's wife with a local police officer, combined with Harding's own disappearance and the reasons for it, come under scrutiny. Morse and a gunman meet in a High Noon-type showdown for a grand finale. Here the viewer learns even more about the close-to-the-vest Inspector Morse and his feelings about law and his own responsibility for enforcing it. As always, the production values are outstanding, and this episode, unified from start to dramatic finish, carries a huge emotional punch, as Morse deals with the aftereffects of a conviction from ten years past. n Mary Whipple
Summary of Inspector Morse - Promised Land
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