Rent A Most Violent Year (2014)
3.2 of 5 from 478 ratings
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- Synopsis:
- From writer/director J.C. Chandor comes "A Most Violent Year", a riveting crime thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, the most dangerous year in the city's history. Starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, this gripping story shows one man's determined battle to build his business in the midst of corruption and mob rule whilst protecting his family, without resorting to the violence that surrounds them.
- Actors:
- Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Albert Brooks, Elyes Gabel, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Peter Gerety, Christopher Abbott, Ashley Williams, John Procaccino, Glenn Fleshler, Jerry Adler, Annie Funke, Matthew Maher
- Directors:
- J.C. Chandor
- Producers:
- J.C. Chandor, Neal Dodson, Anna Gerb
- Writers:
- J.C. Chandor
- Studio:
- Icon
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/05/2015
- Run Time:
- 125 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- 8 Making Of Featurettes
- Deleted Scenes
- Conversations with Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain
- Audio Commentary with J.C. Chandor, Neal Dodson, Anna Gerb (Director/ Writer and Producers) Behind the Scenes Photos
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Reviews (3) of A Most Violent Year
Definately Not "gripping" but classy - A Most Violent Year review by CP Customer
I liked this movie and I think if you are a fan of films from a similar genre you will too. It's not all action or particularly violent but it feels 'real' and Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain play their roles to perfection. The end came all too quickly for me and it left me feeling unsatisfied, almost as though I half expected a commentator to add during the credits, "tune in next week for part 2". In fact it did have a HBO TV Series feel to it so who knows...?
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Good but slow - A Most Violent Year review by RS
This film is well acted (especially Oscar Isaac) and atmospherically filmed, but the pace is quite slow, so you may find yourself looking at your watch before it ends.
0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
What's the opposite to "uplifting"? - A Most Violent Year review by DW
This is an unusually long film (about 2 hours) & it's prolonged by extremely slowly-spoken dialogue incorporating frequent unrealistic pauses. It's a hell of a challenge to watch, believe me! I normally avoid films in which all of the actors are unknown to me but I now regret allowing this one to slip through that particular filter. i suspect some of the names I'd like to have seen just weren't interested to participate. Good choice.
The plot exclusively follows one track, the business problems of a business man. There's no back story, no flash backs, no illicit romance; there's nothing to detract from a relentless trudge to the end. Some of the scenes depict human relationships in a most unrealistic way. We are treated to the inevitable scene in an American barbers shop with its dubious customers & the often-seen scene of a husband so,so slowly shaving whilst looking thoughtful until his wife appears behind him in the bathroom mirror to show her caring side. Rubbish but not even original rubbish.
The car chase (car & fully loaded oil tanker) is pathetically unrealistic but have you ever watched a car chase that wasn't?
Watch it a your peril...............or take the dog for a long walk!
One astar is is one too mant.
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