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by Charles Martin Smith
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Actor: Annika Peterson, Ben Cross, Michael York, Patrick Bergin, Patrick SwayzeDirector: Charles Martin Smith
Brand: Icon
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 173 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-06
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Icon
DVD Review: Decent, but nothing like the book
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm a big fan of Forsyth's book, Icon. I bought this movie on a whim, because I enjoy the book so much and was anxious to see how the movie came out. Well the movie has basically nothing in common with the book except a few characters - Monk (Swayze), Sir Nigel, Komarov, and Anatoli Griffin, despite the fact that the movie claims to be based on the novel. The original plot is completely changed. There is still a "black manifesto," but everything with the Chechens, the Catholic Priest, the press, and all the subplots about spies are gone. Instead the movie is centered around a story about a virus, which was completely nonexistant in the book. And they threw in a new subplot about Monk's daughter, who I don't believe existed in the book.
The movie is decent enough. The action is good, dialogue is OK, and the plot is fair enough, provided you either never read the book, or disliked the book. It's a typical Tom Clancyish domestic terrorism story about them crazy Ruskys and a quest for ethnic cleansing and world domination. There are several good chase scenes, on foot, and involving cars and motorcycles. At least a few dozen people die on camera during the course of the movie, and there's plenty of action and suspense.
One thing that was very strange to me -- the movie cuts out in a rather random spot in the middle, says "To Be Continued....," and then rolls ending credits. A few moments later they roll beginning credits, and it starts up approximately where it left off. I'm not sure if they originally intended to release this as 2 separate movies, but in my copy it's one disk. At first I thought the movie was over, and was looking around for another DVD in the case, but then I realized that the movie continued after these ending credits. This kind of screws up your viewing experience if catches you off guard, and at the very least you'll be confused and irritated. For the single DVD version of the movie they really ought to cut that out and roll all the ending credits at... the end.
Anyway, This is better than most of the Swayze movies I've seen. But it's got very little in common with the book. Worth the money if you like action flicks, but don't buy it if you're looking for a movie that resembles the book.
Description of Icon
Studio: Platinum Disc Llc Release Date: 02/14/2008 Run time: 173 minutes Rating: NrBestsellers in DVD
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