A Mighty Heart R

A Mighty Heart
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DVD Details

  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 47 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: October 16, 2007
  • Originally Released: 2007
  • Label: Paramount

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 106,648
Rating: 2.5/4 -- The film would be nothing without Angelina Jolie's brave, powerful performance. Full Review
Cinema Sight
Sep 30, 2008
Torpid, faux-inspirational Full Review
CinePassion
Aug 27, 2009
Rating: 4/4 -- Jolie, dominating nearly every scene, is rather remarkable in this star vehicle, effectively conveying a convincing combination of unwavering dedication and the dire desperation of a woman who insists on remaining at the center of the search for her man. Full Review
AfroToronto
Oct 1, 2007
No preaching and no proselytizing. Just a horrible happening in a continually complicated world. Full Review
Paste Magazine
Sep 30, 2010
Rating: 3/5 -- A Pearl in the rough. Full Review
Independent (UK)
Sep 21, 2007
Rating: 3/4 -- Winterbottom tells the story in a similar docudrama vein: hand-held digital camera, a real feel and journalistic approach. There's an urgency in the way he shoots the restless Karachi streets. Full Review
Outlook
Jan 25, 2019
Knowing how this harrowing story played out in real life doesn't diminish its power in the slightest. Full Review
NPR.org
Oct 18, 2008

Description by OLDIES.com:

Prolific director Michael Winterbottom (24-HOUR PARTY PEOPLE) takes an unusual turn by helming A MIGHTY HEART--a studio picture starring none other than Angelina Jolie. Jolie stars as Mariane Pearl, the widow of WALL STREET JOURNAL reporter Daniel Pearl. Daniel was kidnapped and executed in Pakistan in 2002, and Winterbottom's film centers on the frantic activities leading up to his death. Fellow journalist Mariane revs into action as soon as the disappearance of her husband is announced, calling on the FBI and experts in terrorism to help in the desperate search. With the media circling around the story like hawks, Mariane endures a very public display of grief, and her plight is perfectly captured by the unlikely alliance of Winterbottom and Jolie. The film was shot mostly in Karachi and uses locations that Daniel was known to have visited, adding a heady dose of authenticity to the proceedings. Winterbottom uses shaky, hand-held cameras, which add to the feeling of chaos as multiple organizations descend on Pakistan in the quest to find Daniel; fortunately the director uses some much-needed on-screen captions to make sure viewers are up to speed on who everyone is. A MIGHTY HEART is tough, emotional viewing that will be challenging (yet rewarding) for many audiences, even those who are already familiar with this heartbreaking story.

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  • UPC: 097363505228
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