Author: Edward Norton

Format: NTSC

Release Date: 02-10-2015

Details: Product Description Academy Award(R)-nominee Edward Norton (Best Actor, 1999, AMERICAN HISTORY X) heads an amazing all-star cast in the critically acclaimed Spike Lee (SUMMER OF SAM, DO THE RIGHT THING) film 25th HOUR. In 24 short hours Monty Brogan (Norton) goes to prison for seven long years. Once a king of Manhattan, Monty is about to say good-bye to the life he knew -- a life that opened doors to New York's swankest clubs but also alienated him from the people closest to him. In his last day on the outside, Monty tries to reconnect with his father (Brian Cox, THE BOURNE IDENTITY), and gets together with two old friends, Jacob (Philip Seymour Hoffman, ALMOST FAMOUS) and Slaughtery (Barry Pepper, THE GREEN MILE). And then there's his girlfriend, Naturelle (Rosario Dawson, MEN IN BLACK 2), who might (or might not) have been the one who tipped off the cops. Monty's not sure of much these days, but with time running out, there are choices to be made as he struggles to redeem himself in the 25th hour. Amazon.ca The radical activism of his recent works had baffled even his most loyal admirers. In 25th Hour, an adaptation of the novel by David Benioff that relies on the enormous talent of Edward Norton, Spike Lee (finally) reconnects with engaged, nervous, and intelligent auteur cinema. How does one spend their last day of freedom before going to rot in prison for seven years? This is essentially the question the film poses through the story of Monty Brogan, a rich and powerful drug dealer whom the police have finally arrested. In the vein of a more cerebral and political Tarantino, Spike Lee makes 25th Hour a powerful film with an urban aesthetic. Bold direction—supported by stylized lighting, original framing, and a narrative structure that counts on the intelligence of its viewer—serves a rich reflection on redemption and on man's cowardly instinct to shift the blame onto others. Constantly blowing hot and cold, Lee seems to have rediscovered the tone that made him successful, a blend of humor, drama, and poetry. Served by an increasingly convincing Edward Norton, 25th Hour simply puts Spike Lee back on the map of directors who are advancing cinema. --Helen Faradji

UPC: 786936222739

EAN: 0786936222739

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood