Alpha Dog (Full Screen Edition)
by Nick Cassavetes
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Actor: Anton Yelchin, Bruce Willis, Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Matthew BarryDirector: Nick Cassavetes
Brand: Alpha
Writer: Nick Cassavetes
Producer: Andreas Grosch
Producer: Andreas Schmid
Producer: Avram 'Butch' Kaplan
Producer: Brad Jensen
Producer: Chuck Pacheco
Producer: Frank Peluso
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: German (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Spanish (Published); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 122 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Alpha Dog (Full Screen Edition)
DVD Review: A true story that is well told
Summary: 4 Stars
While Hollywood has always done a great job at bringing fiction to life,what is always remarkable is to see a true story be turned into a film. No matter what kind of story or film,true stories deserve to be documented in a film,with a lot being learned as a result.
One of 2006's most successful films,"Alpha Dog",is proof of the paragraph above.
Here,"Alpha Dog" documents everything that lead to Jesse James Hollywood becoming one of the youngest men to ever appear on the FBI's ten most wanted list. Writer/director Nick Cassavetes does this by taking the true event and turning it easily into a plot. The plot is about a teenager named Jake Mazursky(Ben Foster),who has been hanging out with the wrong people and making the wrong decisions in his teenage years. Time after time,Jake has been able to be saved and take the easy way out. But one day,Jake Marzursky finds himself not to be so lucky. Things,regularly,would not be so bad. But,when the drug dealer that Jake Marzursky owes money to,Johnny Truelove (the Jesse James Hollywood character,who is portrayed by Emile Hirsch with suspense and knowledge)kidnaps his step-brother Zack (Anton Yelchin),will Jake be able to take the easy way out again,or has his wrong decisions lead to things going too far this time around? There are only two things that will tell--time and how important decisions are made.
While "Alpha Dog" may not earn Oscars,on the whole,it is a really good film. It does a good job at covering the whole Jesse James Hollywood case-being accurate,while not telling the whole case like a novel. With his direction of "Alpha Dog",Nick Cassavetes does a strong job at telling viewers like it is. This is by Cassavetes throwing in a lot of suspense and not allowing his film to become an episode of "Unsolved Mysteries" or "America's Most Wanted". At the same time,"Alpha Dog" does a good job at getting a message out to its viewers of all ages,and does not contain what it gave it an R rating for the sake of it. It contains what gave it an R rating to show what the lives of the teenagers that the Jesse James Hollywood case and "Alpha Dog" revolve around,in a manner that works for what it is and does not go overboard. A lot of powerful acting is also to be found here in "Alpha Dog",which is a large contribution as to how this film turned out to be as good and successful as it did.
Overall,a film that does a perfect job at covering one of the worst and saddest crimes ever to be committed,and works well as both a true story and a film. Go into this film being prepared and having an open mind,and you will find yourself enjoying "Alpha Dog".
Description of Alpha Dog (Full Screen Edition)
Inspired by true events, a group of teens from the suburbs commits an impulsive crime which spirals further out of control as the police close in.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 4-SEP-2007
Media Type: DVD
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