The Big Town
by Ben Bolt (II), Harold Becker
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Actor: Bruce Dern, Diane Lane, Lee Grant, Matt Dillon, Tommy Lee JonesDirector: Ben Bolt (II), Harold Becker
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-24
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
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Movie Review: BIG TOWN(Not a particuraly big movie.)
Summary: 3 Stars
I first saw this film in the theatre when it was first released and I liked it.I was glad to find it on DVD from Amazon.It's a period piece set in that almost mystical time when Ike was President,but Elvis was King!The action occurs in Chicago,the big town of the title.And it tries to do for crapshooting what THE HUSTLER and THE CINCINNATI KID did for pool and stud poker.It didn't quite work.The sets and costumes capture the period.The soundtrack with the muic from the likes of Johnny Cash and Little Wllie John is spot on.The acting is more than good.And the heat between the leads Matt Dillon and Diane Lane is electric.The film's weakness is the subject itself.There's just nothing exciting about watching a crap game if you're not in it.Especially when the player you're watching never seems to miss a pass.Still this a pretty good retro movie.Just not a great one.
Summary of The Big Town
Matt Dillon stars as a small-time gambler in 1950's Chicago. He moves from rural Illinois to Chicago to pursure his incredible luck at dice. While working for professional gamblers, he falls in love with both a stripper (Diane Lane) and a pretty unwed mother (Suzy Amis). Starring: Diane Lane (2003 Academy Award? Nominee Unfaithful, Under the Tuscan Sun), Matt Dillon (Drugstore Cowboy), Tommy Lee Jones (Academy Award Winner, 1994 The Fugitive, The Missing), Bruce Dern (Academy Award Nominee 1978 Coming Home), Lee Grant (Academy Award Winner, 1976 Shampoo).Drama DVD Video
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