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Release Date:
17 February 2006 (USA) moreTagline:
His Streets. His Rules. morePlot:
A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
(15 articles)
A Single Man Review - Tokyo International Film Festival (From Collider.com. 23 October 2009, 10:44 AM, PDT)
Anthony Mackie is Bewitched On Stage, Bothered On Screen
(From FilmExperience. 29 August 2009, 10:30 AM, PDT)
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Most stereotyped film ever… wait, it looks quite real to me. more (178 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Lorenzo Council |
 | Julianne Moore | ... | Brenda Martin |
 | Edie Falco | ... | Karen Collucci |
 | Ron Eldard | ... | Danny Martin |
 | William Forsythe | ... | Boyle |
 | Aunjanue Ellis | ... | Felicia |
 | Anthony Mackie | ... | Billy Williams |
| LaTanya Richardson | ... | Marie (as LaTanya Richardson Jackson) |
| Clarke Peters | ... | Reverend Longway |
 | Peter Friedman | ... | Lt. Gold |
| Domenick Lombardozzi | ... | Leo Sullivan |
 | Aasif Mandvi | ... | Dr. Anil Chatterjee |
| Philip Bosco | ... | Priest |
 | Fly Williams III | ... | Rafik |
| Portia | ... | Doreen / Rafik's Sister |
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Rated R for language and some violent content.Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
113 min | Philippines:112 min (cut)Country:
USAColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 | Finland:K-15 | USA:R (certificate #41466) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R13Fun Stuff
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Michael Winterbottom was the original director and did extensive work before leaving this project. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: The movie is set in 1999, but there is a child wearing a G-Unit pullover in the initial police lock-down scene. G-Unit did not come into being until 2003. moreFAQ
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First mistake of this film was marketing (after all, it's all about marketing) Billing it as a thriller/action movie with some paranormal slant was wrong. This is strictly a psychological drama with zero paranormal stuff in it.
Second mistake was to make reality too real and not idealized or artistic to stay away of the touchy issues addressed: Race, police prejudice, social differences.
So if you went to the movie theater or the rental place to watch a thrilling action film staying right on the surface of entertainment and shock value, you will be disappointed. This is a nicely acted, well constructed and most importantly, realistic drama in which a white woman blames the kidnap of her son as a carjack conducted by an African-American male.
As far as I am concern, there was no stereotyping, just realism. There was no siding on the moralistic virtues of one or other side. Actually, this is a quite profound exploration of the reasons to lie, the be racist, to fear prejudice and to resist the fact that a social interaction between poor and rich, white and black, civilian and policemen will probably be fair in a near future… not now.
My only concern was to see Ms. Moore so stressed during 90% of the film, quite impressive performance. Just hope she doesn't take this as her type-cast.