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List Price: $14.98
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Manufacturer: Live / Artisan
Starring: Alan Rickman, Polly Walker (II), Norman Reedus, Janet Mecca, Lewis Flagg
Directed By: Adam Coleman Howard
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780784014219
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 0784014213
Label: Live / Artisan
Manufacturer: Live / Artisan
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Live / Artisan
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2000-04-11
Running Time: 89
Studio: Live / Artisan
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
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Editorial Reviews:
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As David (Alan Rickman) and Alexis Weinberg (Polly Walker) race through a torrential rainstorm to get the last ferry to their private island, they catch sight of an injured young man (Norman Reedus) at the side of the road. The mysterious stranger reluctantly accepts their help and by morning the incident is virtually forgotten, until a series of coincidences leads him back into their lives and into their home. As events slowly unfold at the isolated retreat, what began as an act of kindness slowly gives way to a bizarre love triangle that ultimately forces the couple into a frightening spiral of sex and betrayal, where nothing is what it seems.
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Summary: My favorite Alan Rickman film
Comment: First, what a fantastic story line/plot. Everyone needs to watch it more than once. Once you have seen the surprise ending, you need to watch again and see all the clues. Alan Rickman at his stunningly best.
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Summary: Hmmm...
Comment: I would like to see how this movie compares with the book which I have not yet read (it's on my "to read" list). It's not a horrible movie despite some slow scenes, but the ending (final scene) seemed to come out of nowhere. Usually with a surprise ending such as this I like to go back and watch for clues that I missed that would have alerted me to a twist. I'm able to see the clues in terms of the wife but after watching it several times now I'm just not picking up any hints that would explain the final scene. Hence, the surprise ending seems almost out of place, as though the writer decided last minute to throw a twist in to make it more exciting, and it did need some excitement. Again, I've made it a point to read the book to see if it's any better. Regardless, if you're going to make a movie based on a book the movie should be able to stand alone and I don't think this one does. A little disappointing.
Redeeming qualities lie strictly in the acting. Norman Reedus does a great job playing a believable and somewhat creepy drifter and Alan Rickman easily portrays the rather mundane and grumpy husband with a touch of nastiness that, unfortunately, seems stereotypical of this actor (honestly, I wish he were more particular about the scripts he chooses!). Polly Walker gives an adequate performance...nothing that would make me stand up and applaud.
A little disappointing but may feel differently if you've read the book.
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Summary: Dark and Interesting, but could have been better
Comment: I just started collecting Alan Rickman movies, and I am happy to add this to my collection. However, though he does a good job with what he had to work with, I was slighlty disappointed because I found the story to be very obvious and predictable. I also really enjoyed Polly Walker's performance, and I loved the island setting. The story is an interesting one and would have potentially been a great thriller if the clues had not been so obvious. I think the writers and filmmakers should have had a little more respect for the intelligence of the audience. The ending was not a surprise to me because I had it all figured out nearly from the beginning. If they had been more subtle, I think this could have become a classic movie. It is a nice length and has good acting, settings, and film editing, but it is just so predictable.
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Summary: Dark Harbor
Comment: I love Alan Rickman so I bought this because of him. Other than Alan being in it, the film is a waste of time. I didn't like the drifter, the wife was only semi-nice, Alan was moping and the stop frame mushroom thing was stupid. All the important information in the film was delivered in blocks of dialogue instead of being slipped in throughout the movie. Between important dialogue the movie was dull and boring. Buy this if you love Alan Rickman and need it for your collection but don't buy it to see a good mystery.
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Summary: Dark Harbor
Comment: Was an interesting twist on the drifter, love triangle story line. This one is not for those looking for the typical love story themed movie. And not for those who are steeped in the safe haven of normal thinking. The ending left me rewinding to make sure that I had seen the ending properly. Sometimes the mind is not as quick as the eye and this one definitely left me thinking about whether things are really as we perceive them to be.
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