| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Jet Li |
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| Morgan Freeman |
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| Kerry Condon |
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| Vincent Regan |
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| Dylan Brown (II) |
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| Tamer Hassan |
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| Michael Jenn |
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| Phyllida Law |
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| Carole Ann Wilson |
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| Michael Ian Lambert |
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| Movie Details |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
102 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| Luc Besson wrote and directed the stylish thrillers La Femme Nikita and The Professional; though he didn't direct Unleashed, the script has his trademark fusion of outrageous sentimentality and over-the-top violence. Hong Kong action superstar Jet Li (Romeo Must Die, Hero) stars as Danny, a man raised to be a brutal attack dog by a nasty gangster named Bart (Bob Hoskins, Mona Lisa)--when Bart removes Danny's collar, Danny pulverizes everyone in the room. But a chance encounter with a blind piano tuner (Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby) reveals to Danny the possibility of a less brutal life, and when a retaliation attack gives him the chance to escape, he does--but Bart won't let him go that easily. The fighting in Unleashed is effectively jolting; Li and fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping (The Matrix) have purposefully stripped away the smoothness of most movie combat (especially with a genuine martial artist like Li) with raw, unnerving results, especially when juxtaposed with the sweet and earnest scenes of Li regaining his humanity with Freeman and his step-daughter (Kerry Condon). This freewheeling cocktail of bloody noses and ice-cream cones isn't for everyone, but fans of both Besson and Li will leave satisfied. --Bret Fetzer |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
402 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
Amazon US
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
R-Rated Full Screen |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
1.33:1 |
| UPC (Barcode) |
025192636424 |
| Release Date |
10/11/2005 |
| Subtitles |
French; Spanish |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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