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Family Business [1990]
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One of those "non-compressed" flics....
Review date: 2008-07-04 Rating: 6 out of 10
It's quite ironic that under normal circumstances, a theatrical movie based around a novel is usually rushed and misses key parts of the plot (The Beach, for example...), yet Family Business, though based on a novel, feels the opposite... drawn out, and lacking a drive.
My hat (proverbial - baseball caps aren't "cool" any more) goes off to Dustan Hoffman, Sean Connery, and Matthew Broderick for pulling off wonderful mature performances in, what is, quite a serious film with its odd silly moment. Though this doesn't deter from what's missing; substance. The plot is their, as is the well explained story, the medicore directing, camera work, and use of time prevents the film from flowing nicer. Instead, the film feels like its been stretched out to 1 hour 45 minutes, when in reality, what you watch could have been compressed into just minutes!
Not a suitable DVD buy, but OK for watching once-over.
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Rosanna DeSoto
Sean Connery
Dustin Hoffman
Janet Carroll
Matthew Broderick
Creators:
Sean Connery (Primary Contributor)
Dustin Hoffman (Primary Contributor)
Andrzej Bartkowiak (Cinematographer)
Andrew Mondshein (Editor)
Burtt Harris (Producer)
Jennifer Ogden (Producer)
Lawrence Gordon (Producer)
Vincent Patrick (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
EAN: 5039036011907
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2004-10-04
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 108 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1989-12-15
Language: Danish (Subtitled)
Language: Finnish (Subtitled)
Language: Norwegian (Subtitled)
Language: Swedish (Subtitled)
Language: English (Original Language)