Ronin (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
by John Frankenheimer
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Actor: Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Robert DeNiro, Sean Bean, Stellan Skarsg?rdDirector: John Frankenheimer
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Russian (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 121 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-05-09
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Ronin (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: There are Six Good Reasons to Experience Ronin.
Summary: 4 Stars
Written by David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross) (credited in the film as "Richard Weisz") and directed by John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate), Ronin stars Robert De Niro and Jean Reno as two of five mercenaries hired an IRA liason named Deirdre (Natascha McElhone) to intercept a mysterious, heavily-guarded briefcase before it falls into the hands of Russian mobsters. The film's title is derived from the Japanese word, "r?nin" ("drifting person"), a samurai without a master, who is motivated primarily by money and survival instead of honor and duty. Many of the characters in the film are former special forces soldiers or intelligence operatives now adrift in society. The film references the classic Japanese story, "The revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin.". The 1998 action-thriller features numerous, high-speed chase scenes through the streets and tunnels of Paris and the narrow, winding streets of Nice, and an unpredictable espionage plot. In one scene, Deniro performs surgery on himself for a bullet wound, before passing out. There are at least six good reasons to experience Ronin:
1. Robert De Niro's quintessential performance as ex-CIA agent, Sam.
2. Jean Reno's performance as tres cool former special forces soldier, Vincent.
3. David Mamet's edgy, street-smart screenplay and dialogue.
4. John Frankenheimer's trademark techniques that bring the viewer to the edge of his seat.
5. The sensational, elaborate, live-action car chases.
6. The spectacular settings of Paris, Nice, and the French Riviera.
G. Merritt
Summary of Ronin (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
In a world where loyalties are easily abandoned and allegiances can be bought, a new and deadlier terrorist threat has emerged...free agent killers. Featuring "high-octane action" (Gene Shalit, "Today"), a "first-rate cast" (L.A. Daily News) and exhilarating car chases that "are nothing short of sensational" (The New York Times), Ronin is "the real deal in action fireworks" (Rolling Stone) directed by "a master of intelligent thrillers" (Roger Ebert).The Cold War may be over, but a new world order keeps a group of covert mercenaries employed by the highest bidder. These operatives, known as "Ronin," are assembled in France by a mysterious client for a seemingly routine mission: steal a top-secret briefcase. But the simple task soon proves explosive asother underworld organizations vie for the same prize...and to get the job done, the members of Ronin must do something they've never done before...trust each other.
Robert De Niro stars as an American intelligence operative adrift in irrelevance since the end of the Cold War--much like a masterless samurai, a.k.a. "ronin." With his services for sale, he joins a renegade, international team of fellow covert warriors with nothing but time on their hands. Their mission, as defined by the woman who hires them (Natascha McElhone), is to get hold of a particular suitcase that is equally coveted by the Russian mafia and Irish terrorists. As the scheme gets underway, De Niro's lone wolf strikes up a rare friendship with his French counterpart (Jean Reno), gets into a more-or-less romantic frame of mind with McElhone, and asserts his experience on the planning and execution of the job--going so far as to publicly humiliate one team member (Sean Bean) who is clearly out of his league. The story is largely unremarkable--there's an obligatory twist midway through that changes the nature of the team's business--but legendary filmmaker John Frankenheimer (Seconds, The Manchurian Candidate) leaps at the material, bringing to it an honest tension and seasoned, breathtaking skill with precision-action direction. The centerpiece of the movie is an honest-to-God car chase that is the real thing: not the how-can-we-top-the-last-stunt cartoon nonsense of Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon), but a pulse-quickening, kinetic dance of superb montage and timing. In a sense, Ronin is almost Frankenheimer's self-quoting version of a John Frankenheimer film. There isn't anything here he hasn't done before, but it's sure great to see it all again. --Tom Keogh
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