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Domestic Disturbance [DVD] [2002]
enlarge	Director: Harold Becker Actors: John Travolta, Nick Loren, James Lashly, Rebecca Tilney, Debra Mooney Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy Used: £0.79 as of 25/11/2009 17:13 GMT details You Save: £15.20 (95%) New (20) Used (35) from £0.79 Seller: zoverstocks Rating: 4 reviews Sales Rank: 30594 Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), German (Dubbed) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 86 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5014437823335 ASIN: B00007854O Theatrical Release Date: November 2, 2001 Release Date: December 23, 2002 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: It works even if it is slightly too sentimental December 10, 2007 Jacques COULARDEAU (OLLIERGUES France) A simple film, a thriller indeed. It works because the simple violence and menace is wrapped up in a complex and yet simple story about a divorced mother, the custody of a child, the remarrying of the mother and the brilliant newcomer who was accepted at once without any inquiry about who he was in this small community. The conflict between the father and the stepfather with the son in between seems natural and it even makes the police be sloppy about what it is supposed to do. There is of course no real suspense since we know who the criminal is and what the end is going to be. The punch line is directed at the police. The chief of police of this small community is just sorry though he voluntarily neglected simple facts and evidence. Amazing how in our modern societies you just need to say you are sorry to be excused even of your worst negligence and incompetence. That's the new version of the Peter's Principle. When you have reached your level of incompetence just say you're sorry and everything will be just okay and go smooth and you will not be considered as responsible for the few dead people along the road. Who cares about them as long as the social order is not disturbed or menaced. br / br /Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines br / Good entertaining movie March 15, 2006 filmfanatical (London,England) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful I have seen this movie 3 times now really enjoyed watching it every time. It#x27;s more of a popcorn movie but who cares. It is very easy to watch and kept me very entertained. My husband really enjoyed it as did my 12 year old son. Domestic Disturbance November 24, 2005 Rich Milligan (Thatcham, Berkshire) 6 out of 6 found this review helpful #8220;Domestic Disturbance#8221; is your standard thriller fare and due to one extremely unfortunately gaping hole in the plot it fails to deliver the impact that perhaps it should.pFrank Morrison is obviously a great dad, he has a lovely close relationship with his son, Danny and he#8217;s still on good terms with his ex-wife Susan. So quite why she divorced him is a little puzzling to begin with. Anyway Susan is getting remarried to handsome and successful businessman Rick Barnes, who seems to be keen and conscientious in developing his relationship with Danny.brThe day of the wedding comes around and when a character from Rick#8217;s past, Ray appears Rick starts to behave in a less friendly way especially towards Danny. pAs far as the plot goes it#8217;s here that the huge leap in reality must be taken and as I say it#8217;s so silly that it really spoils the rest of the story. Without giving it away the local police force must really invest in some better forensic equipment!pJohn Travolta plays Frank in a very nice dependable way and Vince Vaughn is particularly effective as the creepy Rick. Steve Buscemi can play the slightly off the wall wacky character better than anyone and he#8217;s great here, it#8217;s only a shame his character has such short screen time. Mention must be made of Matt O#x27;Leary who as the young Danny puts in a great child performance.pThe film is not badly made and it#8217;s a real shame that the so blindingly obvious fault in the plot spoils it all and when alls said and done this is an average example of the thriller genre. I expected it to be better. April 29, 2003 4 out of 7 found this review helpful I recently rented this DVD from a library, so it only cost me £2.50 and lets just say, I was glad i rented it and didnt buy it. I had seen the previews for the film and as they do in all previews, they made it look very good and worth watching. However, when i watched it, I noticed that alot of the clips that they showed in the preview, were not in the actual film, it was as if the film makers had gone through and cut bits out to make it shorter. Which they really didnt need to do because once it finished, i found it was an extremely short film anyways!pThe overall plot is very good, with the fact that the kid saw his stepdad murder someone, and then set out to prove he was telling the truth, even when his own father didnt believe him. With a plot that strong they could have easily made it a spectacular film, but i just get the feeling that they hurried it all along so that they got to the end as fast as possible.brSo overall, a good film, a good watch, but could have been much better if it had a little more time given to it. pThe DVD extras arent exactly thrilling either. Aside from the theatrical trailer, a commentary, storyboard and a few lame deleted scenes, there is not much that makes the DVD better than the video.pBut overall, the film itself was a fairly enjoyable watch I must say. Just dont buy it is my advice, rent it.

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