25th Hour (UK)
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Can you change your whole life in a day?
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 129 mins
Retail Price: £15.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Spike Lee`s The 25th Hour tells the story of Monty Brogan`s (Edward Norton) last twenty-four hours, spent with his two best friends, Frank (Barry Pepper) and Jacob (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and girlfriend (Rosario Dawson) before going to serve a seven-year prison sentence for pushing heroin. Prowling through the city until dawn with his closest friends, he is forced to re-examine his life. Monty does not know how he has got himself into this predicament but realises that in accepting easy money and perks, he has lost his dream and values. Tensions build, old resentments resurface and friendships are tested. But will Monty be brave enough to accept his punishment...
Special Features:
Commentary by Spike Lee. Commentary by writer/author David Benioff. Deleted scenes. `The Evolution of an American Filmmaker` featurette. Ground Zero: A Tribute.
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1 Russian
Subtitle Tracks:
Finnish
English
Spanish
CC: English
Greek
Russian
Danish
Norwegian
Slovenian
Directed By:
Spike Lee
Written By:
David Benioff
Starring:
Anna Paquin
Rosario Dawson
Barry Pepper
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Edward Norton
Casting By:
Aisha Coley
Soundtrack By:
Bruce Springsteen
Terence Blanchard
Director of Photography:
Rodrigo Prieto
Editor:
Barry Alexander Brown
Costume Designer:
Sandra Hernandez
Production Designer:
James Chinlund
Producer:
Jeff Sommerville
Edward Norton
Tobey Maguire
Spike Lee
Jon Kilik
Julia Chasman
Executive Producer:
Nick Wechsler
Distributor:
Touchstone Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
The movie tells (or rather tries to tell) the story of the last 24 hours in the pre-prison life of Monty Brogan. It revolves around Monty`s relationships with his lover, friends and family. Despite the somehow slow story-line, Norton does not disappoint, nor does Philip Seymour Hoffman.
The video transfer is good. There are no apparent compression signs and the picture is framed accurately.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is good as well. While the surrounds aren`t that active during most of the movie, they kick in in several (club) scenes, as they should do.
The menus are animated with sound.
The extras include 2 commentaries, a megalomaniac featurette about the director, 6 deleted scenes and a short documentary about "ground zero".
Bottom line - an ok movie, over 2 hours long. Don`t mind the predictable script. Give Norton a try.