{"product_id":"gothika-full-screen-version-francaise","title":"Gothika (Full Screen) - DVD (Used)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mathieu Kassovitz\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e NTSC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon.ca\n\n\nAfter earning his ticket to direct in the United States thanks to his\nCrimson Rivers, French director Mathieu Kassovitz exercises his visa rights with\nGothika, a fantasy thriller with spectacular effects, far removed from the intelligence of the subject matter brilliantly directed in\nLa Haine or the charming freshness of\nMétisse.\n Dr. Miranda Grey is a psychiatrist at the Woodward women's penitentiary. Only one of her patients, Chloe, gives her trouble. But her problems are far from over, as Grey herself will be accused of murder and committed to the institution shortly thereafter. \n Relying on the services of two of Hollywood's most attractive actresses, Penelope Cruz (quite convincing) and Halle Berry (whose acting is sometimes mechanical), filmed in cold and unsettling shades of gray and blue, Gothika is a thriller with undeniable effectiveness. Despite the excess of bombastic effects, the somewhat over-the-top direction, and the intrusive music, the film succeeds in causing many a jump scare. Yet, Mathieu Kassovitz's American foray leaves the unpleasant impression of having witnessed nothing more than the methodical application of a scare recipe, with its rather conventional screenplay never succeeding in giving the film the substance that would likely have made it terrifying. – Helen Faradji.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 085393328115\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0085393328115\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e French\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e DVD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e UsedVeryGood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IDshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42226339512579,"sku":"YI-TEIO-C93Y","price":5.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0030\/9765\/7390\/products\/51ETP2KJDSL.jpg?v=1639834092","url":"https:\/\/id-shop-ca.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/gothika-full-screen-version-francaise","provider":"ID Shop.ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}