Summer of Sam
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Actor: Adrien Brody, Ben Gazzara, Jennifer Esposito, Ken Garito, Michael BadaluccoBrand: SORVINO,MIRA
Primary Contributor: Adrien Brody
Primary Contributor: John Leguizamo
Primary Contributor: Sorvino, Mira
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 142 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-12-21
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Movie Reviews of Summer of Sam
Movie Review: summer of sam
Summary: 3 Stars
It was an ok movie. Had been awhile since I have seen it. Not as good as i remember it but ok nonetheless. The best thing that I liked about this movies was the music. When i watched this movie years ago i went out and bought the soundtrack. If ur a fan of old-school 70's disco music pick up the soundtrack. I promise that you will enjoy. As far as the movie its give or take. Has a few good scenes but its not my favorite Spike Lee movie but a good effort.
Summary of Summer of Sam
In the summer of 1977 in New York City, a man called the Son of Sam commits numerous murders. As friends in a small Italian neighborhood become obsessed with the idea that the Son of Sam is someone nearby, the madman's plague of terror becomes the catalyst that prompts relationships to fall apart and trust to disintegrate into dread.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 5-AUG-2003
Media Type: DVD
It's important to note that Spike Lee's drama is not titled Son of Sam. Summer of Sam doesn't chronicle the killer as much as the times: the blistering hot summer of 1977 when the Big Apple's psyche was taken hostage by the lone gunman. We spot the killer (Michael Badalucco) in his mad ramblings, but the film centers on two friends from the Bronx: Vinny and Ritchie (John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody). Vinny and his wife, Dionna (Mira Sorvino), bury a bad marriage (he cheats at a drop of a hat) in the disco halls of the area. Ritchie returns to the neighborhood sporting punk hair, punk clothes, and a British accent that immediately infuriates the neighborhood boys oozing far too much testosterone. Cops, local mob leaders, and the guys on the street all have ideas who the killer is; neighborhood loners to Reggie Jackson (in the midst of World Series heroism) are on their misguided lists of suspects. When the film looks at how the citizens faced the fearful times, Lee scores with his energetic camerawork and pop soundtrack. Yet the film is banal in its domestic dramatics. The film takes large detours into Vinny's home sex life (stagnant) and Ritchie's extracurricular activities. One of the marriage arguments--though real and well acted--is so long and clich?-ridden you wonder if someone fell asleep in the editing booth. Add the point-blank killings and nonstop vulgarity and you have Lee's most unpleasant film. --Doug Thomas
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