Thursday the 12th
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Actor: Barry Jackson, Ciarn Hinds, Ron Cook, Selina Cadell, Susan EngelBrand: MCGOVERN,ELIZABETH
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 194 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Thursday the 12th
Movie Review: Convoluted , Well-acted, and Disappointing
Summary: 3 Stars
This Ruth Rendell-ish mystery has an experienced cast, most of whom fans of BBC and British movies will be familiar with. Elizabeth McGovern, who is obviously American, was actually the one slight disappointment as far as the cast is concerned. Her portrayal of the devious sister-in-law was somewhat over the top but there were other problems, too. The storyline contained some twists and turns, especially at the end, but overall the plot wasn't dissimilar from many others in this day of psychiatric overload. All the characters seemed to be borne down with past trauma of one sort or another and they seemed particularly adept at aggravating each other's problems. The father (Cieran Hinds) was well acted and probably the least unlikable of the four main characters, who were, in addition to the sister-in-law, the surly teenage son and the frigid wife (played by Maria Doyle Kennedy, also seen in The Commitments and The General). The story of the interactions of these four characters, dredging up the past and wallowing in its lingering effects on them, moved along at a pace designed to hold your interest and culminated in the requisite dramatic denoument and mystery solver. Overall, it is a sufficiently involving saga as long as the viewer doesn't need to feel any real attraction to any of the central characters.
Summary of Thursday the 12th
"...intriguing... enjoyable." - The New York Times"...twisted... unique" - Daily Record
A murder has taken place - the identity of the killer is unknown. Greed, sex, politics and revenge were the possible motives of four suspects in the same family when seductive Candice, callous Nina, cheating Marius and hostile Martin schemed to kill each other. As the investigation proceeds, a tragic, guilty secret is revealed, exposing the truth in this mystery thriller.
Starring: Ciarán Hinds (Rome, The Sum of All Fears, Munich), Maria Doyle Kennedy (The Tudors, The General), Elizabeth McGovern (Ragtime, The House of Mirth) with Jim Sturgess (The Other Boleyn Girl, 21) and Peter Vaughan (The Life and Death of Peter Sellers)
Written by award winning screenwriter Paula Milne (Second Sight, The Politician?s Wife)
approx. 194 mins. col. WIDESCREEN
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