Limey, The (UK)
Vengeance knows no boundaries
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 85 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Wilson is on a mission. He`s out to avenge his daughter`s death and will stop at nothing to find the man responsible. Travelling from England to Los Angeles, Wilson takes on LA`s toughest criminals searching for clues.
After surviving a near death beating, getting thrown from a building, and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
2 Audio Commentaries
Isolated Music Score
Cast & Crew Interviews
Behind the scenes footage
Theatrical Trailer
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English
Directed By:
Steven Soderbergh
Written By:
Lem Dobbs
Starring:
Joe Dallesandro
Barry Newman
Luis Guzmán
Lesley Ann Warren
Terence Stamp
Casting By:
Debra Zane
Soundtrack By:
Pete Townshend
Cliff Martinez
Director of Photography:
Edward Lachman
Editor:
Sarah Flack
Costume Designer:
Louise Frogley
Production Designer:
Gary Frutkoff
Producer:
Michael Stipe
Scott Kramer
John Hardy
Distributor:
Film Four
Your Opinions and Comments
"A perfect thriller", said the quote on the front cover of this disc. That`s true. But only if by "perfect" you mean "a good-for-nothing, worthless piece of junk".
As with everything else Soderbergh touches (with the unique exception of "Pleasantville" and "Erin Brockovich"), this movie is nothing other than a piece of worthless and incoherent compilation of poorly acted scenes. This was a rare occasion where I literally had to fast forward the movie from the 45th minute forward, and it was still boring!
The video transfer is ok. There are no visible compression signs and the colors are nicely saturated. The editing really sucks and the forward-backward in time thingie becomes annoyingly repetitive.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is ok. The surrounds are used occasionally, but honestly - I couldn`t care less had the guns been shooting in mono. Yeah, the movie is THAT bad.
The menus are animated with sound.
The extras include 2 commentaries, an isolated music score and some production notes.
Bottom line - a dreadful movie that goes absolutely nowhere. Avoid like the plague.