The Jackal - Collector's Edition
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Actor: Jack Black, John Cunningham, Maggie Castle, Richard Gere, Steve BassettPrimary Contributor: Richard Gere
Primary Contributor: Willis, Bruce
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-04-28
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of The Jackal - Collector's Edition
Movie Review: NOT THAT BAD
Summary: 3 Stars
Picked up this dvd in the 5.00 bin at walmart yesterday. I was actually pleasantly surprised. No, it,s not a five star flick but I,ve certainly seen a lot worse. I think the video transfer could have been better but all and all not a bad action flick. If you find it in the 5.00 walmart bin I,d definitly recomend it
Summary of The Jackal - Collector's Edition
The best way to enjoy this 1997 thriller is to forget the much better film that inspired it (1973's The Day of the Jackal) and get whatever kicks you can from this heavy-metal remake. It's not bad as hokey thrillers go, but all of the original film's suspenseful finesse has been traded in (not traded up) for bigger, bolder action and nonsensical plotting. It's as if Hollywood had forgotten to create excitement without resorting to overblown action and heavy hardware, but there's ample compensation in the casting of Bruce Willis and Richard Gere. Willis is the elusive assassin known only as the Jackal, whose latest target (he uses a cannon-sized gun that's anything but inconspicuous) may be the first lady of the United States. Gere plays a former IRA terrorist who is recruited by the deputy head of the FBI (Sidney Poitier) to trace the Jackal's maneuvers, and Diane Venora offers some gutsy support as a Russian-born agent who assists Gere on his mission. The movie has fun turning Willis into a master of disguise, and Gere adds much-needed gravity to counter the plot's escalating absurdity, but this is the kind of film that falls apart if you think about it too much. Still, that doesn't stop the Collector's Edition DVD from offering an impressive array of bonus features, including a director's commentary, a "making of The Jackal" documentary, deleted scenes, an alternative ending, cast interviews, and more. --Jeff ShannonAction & Adventure DVD Video
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