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Primal Fear by Gregory Hoblit
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Alfre Woodard, Edward Norton, John Mahoney, Laura Linney, Richard Gere Director: Gregory Hoblit Brand: GERE,RICHARD Producer: Arnold Rudnick Producer: Gary Lucchesi Producer: Hawk Koch Producer: Patricia Graf Writer: Ann Biderman Writer: Steve Shagan Writer: William Diehl DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Subtitled) Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1 Running Time: 129 minutes DVD Release Date: 1998-10-21 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Primal FearMovie Review: Shocking Film Brings Out Acting Talents Of All Summary: 4 StarsI'll always think of this movie as the one which introduced us to the acting talents of Edward Norton. In other words, this movie made him a star, as the clich? goes.
But Richard Gere should be credited, too, with another fine acting performance. For quite awhile there, Gere acted in one good movie after another and I believe this was one of his best efforts. Sometimes his "pretty boy" image masked the fact that he has been a pretty darned good actor in a number of film.
Not only is the acting superb in here - by everyone - but the story is very involving, too. I remember being riveted to the screen while seeing this in the theater. Some of the scenes are quite shocking, particularly when we discover the real "Aaron Stampler" (Norton). If you wait awhile (at least five years) and see it again, it's still shocking even if you vaguely remember a few things.
The bad side of this - to me, not to most people, is the overuse of the Lord's name in vain in here (mostly by Gere, who is ridiculous in this role in that regard) and the obvious anti-Roman Catholic bias in here (and I'm not Catholic). I also didn't find Laura Linney's character, "Janet Venable" to be entertaining, just annoying. There's something about Linney's smug looks that really turn me off.
Overall, if language or Catholic-bashing doesn't bother you, this is a super film. Even if it does, it's a pretty intense crime movie and certainly entertaining.
Summary of Primal FearNo Description Available. Genre: Suspense Rating: R Release Date: 12-DEC-2003 Media Type: DVD Clever twists and a bona fide surprise ending make this an above-average courtroom thriller, tapping into the post-O.J. scrutiny of our legal system in the case of a hotshot Chicago defense attorney (Richard Gere) whose latest client is an altar boy (Edward Norton) accused of murdering a Catholic archbishop. The film uses its own manipulation to tell a story about manipulation, and when we finally discover who's been pulling the strings, the payoff is both convincing and pertinent to the ongoing debate over what constitutes truth in the American system of justice. Making an impressive screen debut that has since led to a stellar career, Norton gives a performance that rides on a razor's edge of schizophrenic pathology--his role is an actor's showcase, and without crossing over the line of credibility, Norton milks it for all it's worth. Gere is equally effective in a role that capitalizes on his shifty screen persona, and Laura Linney and Frances McDormand give memorable performances in their intelligently written supporting roles. --Jeff Shannon
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