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| ACTORS: | Kenneth Branagh, Robin Wright Penn |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Michael Kalesniko |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 2000 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Fox Home Entertainme |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-comedy |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 024543086505 |
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What happened to the angry young man? This film was not a big financial success. But, don't let that stop you from enjoying this light and funny piece. It's difficult to understand why someone would include 'Kill' in the title of a domestic comedy that focuses on human sensitivity.
Kenneth Branagh is angry play writer Peter McGowan. To his chagrin, his angry tirades seem to become more and more harmless. Atop all of that, he has had 3 flops in a row and he is struggling to end that streak. But, his chipper wife Melanie (wonderful Robin Wright), wants to put more focus on having a child. Peter thinks he's a child-hater but achieves better life balance when he overcomes that. The journey is really charming and there are very funny elements along the way.
This is a very small, independent scale film and the tone is almost that of a stage play. The DVD itself has a sufficient audio transfer but, in one of the few disappointment, the video is only presented in a pan and scan format. With widescreen television sales escalating daily this is a strange decision. This is an excellent date film.
Hooray for marketing!
If it weren't for the title of this film, I'm almost certain I would never have picked it up off the shelf at my local video store.
The story surrounds Kenneth Branagh (of Dead Again fame), who is a struggling playright, trying vainly to come up with a new play. He's hampered by multiple problems: writer's block, new neighbors, his huge previous successes, his wife (played excellently by Robin Wright --- of The Princess Bride movie) wanting to have a child, and -- to put icing on the cake -- a new dog next door that barks incessantly for most of the evening.
This movie is loaded with both crude and touching humor. The scene where Kenneth goes to visit his doctor for a check of his prostate still stands out in my mind! And when Kenneth fights with his wife (Wright) about having children, and he keeps farting in bed (to avoid having sex) prior to her coming into the bedroom, are significant and well acted.
The ending is both poignant and funny, a rare combination that hollywood has trouble finding. The neighbor kid, Amy (played by a TREMENDOUS little actor named Suzi Hofrichter) has some amazing screen time with Kenneth and Robin and her ending scene can bring tears to even the shallowest of hearts.
In the end, this movie will make you laugh, cry and wonder about the human nature of men, women and kids and how we affect one another on a daily basis. Fun. Watch it.
Rated: A+
Brilliant, Superb, What a genius. A real nice Comedy
This movie is just great at all levels: story, humour, actors. They are all just great. I can't understand why the press shut it down so hardly while it is a precious stone. This movie is so under-rated. Just watch it, you won't be disappointed.