Being Considered (UK)

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James Dreyfuss stars in this quick-witted comedy
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 83 mins
Retail Price: £15.99
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Synopsis:
James Dreyfuss stars in this quick-witted comedy as the bitter Jake - a self-possessed artist and filmmaker who can`t quite keep life together in the face of other people`s success. Jake`s life changes when small-time thief Jojo (Tom Farrelly) breaks into Jake`s car and steals his briefcase containing a book on screenwriting and Jake`s filofax of contacts. Jojo`s new script ensures he quickly becomes the talk of the town. Jake, meanwhile, decides to drop out of society and takes a road trip to Brighton in search of some answers...

Special Features:

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Letterbox 1.78:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English

Directed By:
Jonathan Newman

Written By:

Starring:
Nicholas Le Prevost
Saeed Jaffrey
Emily Bruni
James Dreyfus

Soundtrack By:
Jonathan Newman
Dario Marianelli
Paul Carr

Director of Photography:
Dirk Nel

Editor:
Eddie Hamilton
George Akers

Costume Designer:
Sarah Bastock

Producer:
Jason Piette
Jonathan Newman
H. Michael Heuser

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8 / 10
I found this film to be sharp and entertaining. Those who know Dreyfus from stuff like Gimme Gimme Gimme and The Thin Blue Line will be suitably impressed by his performance. He usually gets typecast, but here he plays a very different character to what he normally does.

It`s a very funny film, which reminds me a bit of Woody Allen. I was also pleasantly surprised by the number of extra features in this disc, including a very funny deleted scenes.

Overall, it`s worth a look. As far as British film go, this is defintitely one of the better ones!
posted by SophieFroidvaux on 4/9/2002 22:25