The Merry Gentleman R
A man with a secret. A woman with a past.
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 36 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: November 10, 2009
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Genius Entertainment
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Michael Keaton & Kelly Macdonald | |
Performer: | Tom Bastounes, Bobby Cannavale & Guy VanSwearingen | |
Directed by | Michael Keaton | |
Screenwriting by | Ron Lazzeretti | |
Composition by | Edward Shearmur | |
Produced by | Tom Bastounes, Ron Lazzeretti & Steven A. Jones | |
Director of Photography: | Chris Seager |
Entertainment Reviews:
It is a slow film, which could work, if it eventually became intriguing, but all we get is a showcase for annoying people who would have nothing in their lives, if they weren't already in a movie.
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Examiner.com
Rating: 2/5 --
[Michael Keaton is] the pained and taciturn star of a pained and taciturn drama.
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Guardian
Rating: 1/5 --
In a word: awful.
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Daily Telegraph (UK)
Rating: 3/5 --
We are never quite sure whether this is a thriller or a dark romance, but Keaton conjures up some excellent scenes and allows Macdonald the chance to shine.
London Evening Standard
[A]n austere, nearly pitch-perfect character study of two mismatched yet ideally matched souls...
New York Times
Rating: 3/5 --
It's a low-key film, sustained primarily through MacDonald's sweet, earnest performance and Keaton's stillness.
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Roll Credits
Keaton the director wisely draws a leaf from Clint Eastwood's book. Keeping the framing neat, his style is the kind of unobtrusive classical filmmaking that is a dying breed in contemporary Hollywood.
Little White Lies
Product Description:
Lonely guy Frank Logan (Michael Keaton) meets cute with his addled neighbor, Kate (Kelly MacDonald), under a fallen Christmas tree, and these two bruised souls gradually begin to approach something like redemption under each other's caring eye. Of course they have their problems: Frank is actually a suicidal hitman and he's being stalked by an alcoholic cop (Tom Bastounes) with romantic designs on Kate, who he suspects saw Frank commit the murder he's investigating. Frank begins to plan another hit, but just when, why, or who maybe not even he knows. It's a remarkably promising directorial debut for Keaton (BATMAN, BEETLEJUICE) who shows a generosity and wisdom in letting the amazing Macdonald (Josh Brolin's wife in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN) keep her Scottish accent and voice most of the dialogue in the film. A captivating screen presence, MacDonald gamely embodies an array of conflicting but complementary tics and emotions, which--like Frank's--are caught between the need to conceal the truth and the just-as-pressing need to express it. Bobby Cannavale (THE TEN) is good in his big scene as Kate's abusive cop-husband, and the ending is almost as surprising as the breadth of artistry Keaton shows behind the camera, making it a surprise sleeper all the way.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 61,012
- UPC: 796019822213
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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