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Surveillance [DVD] [2008] | ![Surveillance [DVD] [2008]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MyiRjNhzL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Jennifer Chambers Lynch
Actors: Pell James, Caroline Aaron, Shannon Jardine, Julia Ormond, Hugh Dillon
Studio: E1 Films
Category: DVD
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 11946
Format: Anamorphic, PAL
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5030305512224
ASIN: B001TEKJUM
Release Date: June 29, 2009
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 6
 Different and Weird, but in a good way August 7, 2009
G. M. Petzl (London, UK)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This movie is directed by Jennifer Lynch, daughter of David Lynch and you can see the influence he has had in her style of directing.
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br /Bill Pullman and Julia Ormond are FBI agents, who have come to a small town to investigate the murders of a group of people on the roadside in the middle of nowhere. The story is told through the three survivors perspectives, a little girl, whose family was murdered; a junkie, whose girlfriend was murdered and a small town police officer, whose partner was murdered.
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br /As the story unfolds, you slowly start to realise that all is not as it seems, but I don't want to give too much away. All I will say, is that there is a brilliant twist at the end. The story line is great and different. A very good movie.
Surveillance is an extremely important stimulation. July 1, 2009
Mr. A. J. Chapman (U.K.)
2 out of 19 found this review helpful
Primarily artisans and artists create for their inner self, and in addition, arts wider function to an audience is to stimulate on a soul level.
br /Quite irrespective of the most gravely sinister subject matter, certainly this performance art can be efficient to take in countless times, the photography is just one aspect of a myriad of great skill.
br /Perhaps most exciting is that the flick is from contemporary U.S.A. and stating the obvious, the U.S.A. is a most important vanguard in world culture and history.
br /Of course, naturally Jennifer Lynch is daughter of her virtuoso father.
br /A big question, the validity of mystical insight, Piet Mondrian was all about that.
br /Surveillance is an extremely important stimulation.
"There's only one way to unfold a note, so to speak, without tearing the paper". July 12, 2009
Mr. Rwj Nixon
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Within about 5 minutes of starting to watch Surveillance, you could be forgiven for thinking that you are watching another one of David Lynch's weird dissections of American society. However, when you realise that it is directed by his daughter Jennifer and David himself gets a producer credit, it easy to see his hand in much of the proceedings. Coming back from the deservedly critical disaster that was Boxing Helena was never going to be easy for Jennifer, but with Surveillance she has given us an intriguing film that is offbeat drama and dark thriller.
br / When federal officers Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman) and Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) arrive at a police station outside Santa Fe to interview three witnesses to a series of horrific murders, nothing is as straightforward as it would first appear. A traumatized young girl (Ryan Simpkins), a junkie looking to get high (Pell James), and a strung out cop (Kent Harper) all have very different stories to tell as well as various secrets to hide, but as the agents set up their recording gear and video cameras, and the interviews begin, it quickly becomes apparent that something is not quite right.
br / It is impossible to say to much more without giving some if not all of the game away, but this is a superior thriller and weird drama that is both very involving and very unnerving at the same time. Many of the characters have that trademark David Lynch quirkiness, in particular Bill Pullman as Sam Hallaway turning in a very good performance as a genuinely "odd" individual, and French Stewart (of Third Rock From The Sun fame) as a police officer and victim of the killers who are stalking these roads who is only seen in a series of flashbacks but still gives a very arresting (no pun intended) performance.
br / But the real star of this film is the story, and the real fun is to be had in the telling of the tale. As the story unfolds in a series of flashbacks from three different perspectives, small details come into much shaper focus, and a surprising truth emerges. Co-written by Jennifer Lynch and Kent Harper (the same Kent Harper who plays one of the witnesses mentioned above) this is an involving and surprising tale that is very well told, with enough held back to make each little bit of new information that is painstakingly teased from the three witnesses of genuine interest and importance. The sense of wide open spaces where nothing much really happens is brilliantly conveyed through some great cinematography and a tidy script that can be surprisingly funny when it wants to be. Whilst not perfect, with some plot holes left gaping open by the end of the film and most of the characters slightly exaggerated (although this does actually work within the context of the movie), this is still a surprisingly involving movie.
Underrated Mystery Thriller September 9, 2009
Mitun (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Surveillance is an independent thriller directed by Jennifer Lynch who is the daughter of David Lynch (Director of 'Blue Velvet' 'Mulholland Drive'). I rented and wacthed the DVD after reading a couple of good reviews. As I love mystery/suspense thrillers, I had high expectations of the movie. So the main question is, does it live up to the expectations? The answer is, "Yes".
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br /Surveillance is a tense thriller with a terrific cast who produce convincing performances, especially Brian Pullman and Julia Ormond who enact the roles of two FBI agents.
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br /The movie grabs your attention, right from the beginning, slowly builds up the tension with great suspense and concludes with a shocking climax. The twist at the end is simply unpredictable and worth the wait. As a viewer you just need to be patient as the movie slowly but effectively unfolds.
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br /The production values of the movie is good and the direction provided by Jennifer Lynch is impressive as she does a brilliant job, holding the attention of the viewer.
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br /The movie succeeds in ticking all the correct boxes, which is required to make a good old mystery/suspense thriller.
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br /Surveillance is essential viewing for fans of the mystery/suspense genre.
 Road movie with dark underbelly August 15, 2009
hw (uk)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Surveillance" opens with the arrival of two FBI agents at a small town police station somewhere in the middle of America. Something terrible has happened and the only witnesses are an injured cop, a junkie and an 8-year old girl. The witnesses are interviewed simultaneously, with Agent Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman) observing all three interviews via surveillance cameras.
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br /As the story unfolds, disingenuous witness accounts are undermined by flashbacks to the real events of the previous day. These took place on a single desolate stretch of road, running through open farmland and policed by two bored cops on the lookout for speeding violations. The only reliable witness seems to be the child, whose knack of seeing through the masks of the adult world is the key to the underlying mystery.
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br /At times "Surveillance" has the look and feel of a classic road movie. The interplay between the open road and the claustrophobic police station help to maintain the sense of unease that pervades the film. This is complemented by a small cast and tightly drawn script which underline the vulnerability and isolation of the characters.
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br /The violence and language, whilst justified by context, were a bit strong for my taste: this is a film that I wouldn't have wanted to see in the cinema, but it works well on DVD.
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