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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
EAN: 0043396114401
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 20
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1ItalianOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1EnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledFrenchDubbed
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: D11440D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: May 30, 2006
Running Time: 113 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: February 17, 2006
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
When her son disappears and is feared to be dead, a single mom blames an African-American man from the projects, creating a racial controversy. An African-American detective and a white missing child researcher investigate the case, which they discover may be more complicated than they expected.
Amazon.com:
There are an abundance of outstanding performances in the uneven dramatic thriller Freedomland, with leads Samuel L. Jackson and Julianne Moore leading the way for a string of strong actors. The disappointment comes in the telling of the tale and getting all those performances on the same page. The movie is based on a dense novel by the talented and highly acclaimed writer Richard Price (who adapted the screenplay); the setting is a fictional town in Northern New Jersey and the low-income housing complex at its heart. As a housing project cop who's respected for keeping the peace and being fair with the residents, Lorenzo Council (Jackson) stumbles onto the case of an apparent carjacking and child abduction one night that throws the projects into turmoil. But there's something fishy in the details Brenda Martin (Moore) slowly brings to light regarding her abductor and her missing child. Jackson and Moore deliver a series of superbly nuanced monologues with varying degrees of passion, but the story can't always keep up with their talky exposition. Most of the burden lies with director Joe Roth, who sometimes finds it hard to make the intricacies of Price's screenplay lively enough. Even so, Freedomland is a serious commentary about racial tension and personal emotion. Supporting players Edie Falco (of The Sopranos fame) and the grandly aging character actor William Forsythe as Lorenzo's partner add greatly to this valiant attempt at a deep dramatic statement. --Ted Fry
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Rating:  -
I had been wanting to see this movie for a long time and I finally got around to watching it and it was a big let down for me. The plot just wasn't original enough for me. It felt like a plot and a movie I had seen and heard of often before which for me is boring when it seems like a repeat or copy cat type movie. Julianne Moore's acting was great and Samuel L. Jackson was pretty good also so for me the problem wasn't the acting but just the story. I enjoy Jackson's acting but I feel like he too ... Read More
Rating:  -
Awful. That one word could sum up this entire movie. How did a movie with such good actors and initially promising plot run off the tracks this dramatically? Essentially this movie is proof that if doesn't matter who you cast in a movie if the plot and script are poor. Plot holes, jumpy storyline, and a conclusion that is laughable make this one of the worst 'crime drama' genre movies I've ever had the misfortune of watching.
1.5/5 stars. Not even worth the cost to rent, much less buy. ... Read More
Rating: -
This was an awful waste of my time movie. I actually didn't enjoy the acting or the story line in this movie. I only regret that I purchase this movie instead of renting it. If only I had read the reviews first, instead of just watching a preview on another video. That preview was very misleading. The story line is all over the place and very hard to understand. Some of the acting is just unbelieveable, and weak.
Rating: -
Freedomland tries oh so hard to be both a crime thriller and social commentary that it fails at both. Instead of insight into the realities of race in America, or an interesting story with creative twists, Freedomland delivers an uneven, ham-fisted movie that is more pretentious than deep.
I won't go into the details of the plot. Other reviews have already done so with great clarity. I will state, however, that the acting is surprisingly good despite the mostly horrid dialogue. I felt ... Read More
Rating: -
One disaster of a film from start to finish. Probably the only half decent part of the film is the start.
Begins with a woman staggering into a hospital dazed and with bloodied hands who says that she has been car-jacked. Soon she reveals that her son is on board the car and suddenly a full scale kidnapping investigation begins.
What makes the film different is that it is a white female who has been car-jacked and the man who took her car an African American. The location of ... Read More
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