The List
by Gary Wheeler
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Actor: Chuck Carrington, Hilarie Burton, Malcolm McDowell, Mary Beth Peil, Pat HingleDirector: Gary Wheeler
Brand: Fox Home Entertainment
Writer: Gary Wheeler
Writer: Johnston H. Moore
Writer: Michelle Hoppe
Writer: Robert Whitlow
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-06-10
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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DVD Review: CHECK YOUR LIST
Summary: 4 Stars
Not to be confused with THE BUCKET LIST, THE LIST is a movie about conviction and faith. At the same time, it's a thriller in the John Grisham mode that plays its cards straight through to the very end.
Young Renny Jacobson (Chuck Carrington) is a young lawyer with hopes for the future. While working, he receives news of his father's sudden death. Taking a few days off, he heads home to learn of his father's legacy. It's not at all what he expected.
Renny learns that his father has left his entire estate to charity, leaving little more than a mystery for Renny to filter through to find his true inheritance. A key to a small deposit box containing a tape and a book are just the beginning. Renny follows clues that lead him to a group of gentlemen who form what is called the Covenant List of South Carolina, Ltd.
On his way there Renny encounters Jo Johnston (Hilarie Burton), a young lady on the way to the same meeting. With her car broken down, she catches a ride with Renny to the meeting of this organization.
They arrive to be greeted by Desmond Larochette (Malcolm McDowell), the head of the group who oozes with Southern grace. Treated royally, they are offered a chance to rest before the big meeting that night.
At dinner they discuss very little about the group as well as terms of joining. Once dinner finishes, they let Jo know that they had no idea she was a woman and that this is an all male club. Stripped of her mysterious inheritance and defended by Renny, Jo is asked to leave the meeting and Renny learns the truth about the group.
The gentlemen of Covenant List are all highly placed members of their communities. A member of each of the families represented has been a part of the Covenant since its inception 140 years earlier. And the secret behind "the List" is more about power than it is about mere wealth.
Power struggles between members manipulating Renny from the beginning do little more than strip him of what was potentially a vast fortune. Determined to claim what is his and to set things straight, Renny does little more than play into the hands of these southern gents, in the process placing himself and Jo in grave danger.
But the power offered here is not simply an earthly one. Metaphysical moments bring us to the fact that more than earthly solutions are powered by "the list". And in searching for answers, Renny finds more than his will tested. He discovers his faith not only tested but brought forth to give him more power than the list could ever have.
Does he confront the members of the Covenant? Does he straighten things out? Does he save Jo? All is revealed by the films end.
There is much to like about THE LIST. For one, the story involves more than simple good guy bad guy themes, instead focusing on the results of falling for temptation. The lire of power and wealth can be great, but they grant things only found here on earth and less on a spiritual plain. Renny's quest for answers results in more than wealth.
That being said, the film does offer a slower pace than most, at times causing the viewer to reach for the remote to find out just how much time is left of the film. The story may be good, the execution done well, but that doesn't increase the pace.
The acting is top notch, with McDowell offering one of his best performances. It's sad to see an actor of McDowell's stature reduced to the B-grade horror films he's done of late. This movie gives him a chance to shine once more, exuding a calm, cool and calculating bad guy.
Other supporting roles are well done by all involved. Perhaps the weakest link acting wise here is lead actor Carrington. His southern accent at times seems over the top and his subtleness is greatly lacking. But he does show potential. As for Burton, she's become somewhat of a star in her own right in the TV series ONE TREE HILL. Having never watched the show she was a new face to me in this film where she did a fine job.
All in all THE LIST is not the greatest movie to come along in a while. It does offer something that few films do these days which is a moral and a message based on faith that seems to be nearly non-existent in movies these days. Let's hope it garners enough interest that more films like these are made.
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?MPAA Rating: PG
?Format: DVD
?Runtime: 105 minutes
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