Reviews and Articles
  • Log in to Add Reviews, Videos, Etc
  • Places to Buy

    Searching for products...

    Item Images
    About This Item

    Unique ID Code: 0000057394
    Added by: DVD Reviewer
    Added on: 23/2/2004 10:33
    View Changes

    Immortality (US)

    6 / 10
    1 vote cast
    Rate this item
    Inline Image

    Handsome. Seductive. Deadly
    Certificate: R
    Running Time: 99 mins
    Retail Price: $19.99
    Release Date:

    Synopsis:
    Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley, eXistenZ) brings a powerful presence to a dark, mysterious crime thriller in the tradition of The Talented Mr. Ripley and Double Jeopardy!

    Steven (Law) is handsome, successful, charming… and a lethal master of seduction! By the time the body of his latest conquest is found at sea, Steven has already moved on to his next victim. But as this moody, intelligent beauty (Elina Lowensohn) proves frustratingly elusive, it merely intensifies Steven`s impassioned pursuit of a love he literally cannot live without!

    Stylish, suspenseful and filled with terrific performances - you`ll find this boldly unique thriller to be thoroughly entertaining!

    Special Features:
    Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
    Theatrical Trailer

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 5.1 English
    Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 French

    Directed By:
    Po-Chih Leong

    Written By:

    Starring:
    Colin Salmon
    Jack Davenport
    Timothy Spall
    Elina Löwensohn
    Jude Law

    Casting By:
    Michelle Guish

    Soundtrack By:
    John Lunn
    Orlando Gough

    Director of Photography:
    Oliver Curtis

    Editor:
    Robin Sales

    Costume Designer:
    Anna B. Sheppard

    Production Designer:
    Andy Harris

    Producer:
    David Lascelles
    Laura Julian
    Carolyn Choa

    Executive Producer:
    Nigel Stafford-Clark
    Scott Meek
    Dorothy Berwin

    Distributor:
    Buena Vista

    Your Opinions and Comments

    6 / 10
    This almost unknown movie caught my attention because it starred Jude Law, who`s a great actor.
    Still, it takes a really exceptional actor to take a dull script and bring it to life. Mr. Law struggles at that, but alas, is not successful.
    The story is a mixture of several genres, and is mainly incoherent. The characters are rather flat and don`t evolve at all during the movie.
    The video transfer is ok. There are no compression signs and the picture is usually clear of any defects.
    The DD 5.1 soundtrack is also OK. The surrounds are used occasionally, but this is definitely not the movie to show off your new sound system with.
    The menus are still and silent.
    The extras include a short behind the scenes look. That`s it.
    Bottom line, with a dull script and an almost bare disc, even Law cannot salvage this movie from becoming a big yawner.
    posted by Zvi Josef on 1/3/2004 16:52