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Arlington Road [DVD] [1999]

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Director: Mark Pellington
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis, Robert Gossett
Studio: Uca
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 8554

Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), German (Unknown), English (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), German (Dubbed)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: 90361492
EAN: 3259190361492
ASIN: B00005UDUI

Theatrical Release Date: July 9, 1999
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

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Amazon.co.uk Review
It's easy to understand why IArlington Road/I sat on the studio shelf for nearly a year. No, the film isn't awful; rather, it's an extremely edgy and ultimately bleak thriller that offers no clear-cut heroes or villains. In other words, Hollywood had no idea how to sell it. Director Mark Pellington's underrated directorial debut, IGoing All the Way/I, suffered the same fate, essentially because the film-maker's presentation of suburban America often shifts dramatically within the same film. Characters are usually miserable and bordering on meltdown, no situation is straightforward and things usually end badly. pIArlington Road/I begins as an astute study of suburban paranoia. Michael Faraday (a face-pinched Jeff Bridges, who spends most of the film on the brink of tears) is a college professor who teaches American history courses on terrorism. He's been a conspiracy freak since his wife, an FBI agent, was killed during a botched raid that feels like a thinly fictionalised reference to the Waco tragedy. After saving the life of his next-door neighbour's child, he initially befriends the family (Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack), but soon believes the husband is a terrorist. The first half of the film mocks Faraday: he has no real evidence and is not the most stable of protagonists. Despite the fact that it was government paranoia that got his wife killed, Faraday repeats the same type of behaviour. Pellington shifts gears in the second half, however, and for a while, it seems that the film has simultaneously sunk into a cheap, high-octane brand of Hollywood entertainment and undermined its own point. But IArlington Road/I possesses a stunning ending that's a real gut punch, one that may leave you needing a second viewing to catch all of its smartly executed setup. --IDave McCoy/I

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top notch thriller... July 30, 2006
H. Serkan SILAHSOR (Ankara, TURKEY)
43 out of 46 found this review helpful

Expect the unexpected... What would you do if you suddenly become obsessed with your neighbor is a terrorist and involved in a surreptitious and bloody plot? Here, Arlington Road, directed by Mark Pellington and written by Ehren Kruger provocatively poses some serious questions about the dangers of domestic terrorism and the MASS PARANOIA of people who see giant conspiracies afoot everywhere. Also, the film attempts to examine the crooked psychology behind terrorism and caveat against the trustworthiness of your friends and neighbors. br / br /I think Arlington Road is one of the best psychological as well as controversial thrillers to come out over the past 10 years: a good paragon of how a good thriller should be made. Story is interesting, plot is intriguing, casting is dazzling, ending is mind-blowing. Jeff Bridges, Joan Cusack and Tim Robbins all deliver brilliant performances. br / br /Most Hollywood movies put out have the same basic plot structure and you can predict the ending halfway through the film. This one is not one of those, with an ending totally breaking down the TABOO of "good-guy wins" cliche of Hollywood. Its exhilarating "OMIGOD" ending, which is by far the most noteworthy aspect of the entire picture, defies expectations and accomplishes the difficult task of surprising the viewer. br / br /If you like movies with sharp twists and turns, don't miss it.

5 out of 5 stars

Superb viewing - good story, well-acted and creepy May 12, 2007
Mezzanine (UK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

This is a wonderful film about the collision of small-town America with American (and not Middle-Eastern) terrorists. The plot is taut, the acting convincing and the conclusion as harrowing as the first time, early in the movie, that the director makes it clear that all is not well on Arlington Road...

5 out of 5 stars

Brilliance August 5, 2006
Hill Walker (The Pennines of course!)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful

Superb plot twists, tight story line, excellent ending. A cult in the same home theatre success as Shawshank Redemption

5 out of 5 stars

Highly Recommended! November 6, 2007
Zadius Sky
8 out of 10 found this review helpful

The first time that I have seen this movie was about two years ago. And, I was a bit disappointed in the fact that the 'good guys' did not win. However, I have watched it again and again recently, and I have realized that it actually showed the true aspects of our reality. It is an idea that everyone can be manipulated to do what the real terrorists wanted them to do or to "bring the bomb into the building" without their being aware of it. br / br /I would highly recommended this movie because it is closer to what is happening in our society, including the 9/11 events and other 'terrorist' attacks.

5 out of 5 stars

Arlington Road Class April 19, 2006
Mr. Mark Collins
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

Whatever people say this film has it all!! br / br /It is unpredictable and it does not have a typical happy ending!!! Tim Robins acted great but Jeff Bridges excelled himself! br / br /I will not comment on the ending for those who have never seen it but if you like a surprise ending go for it - it will make you cringe - brilliant!

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