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List Price: $26.97 | | Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Salesrank: 58493
Released: March 24, 2009 |
| Our Price: $0.79 |
| Used Price: $0.14 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
After the heist of his life, a thief hides out in a city park as he plans to strike a deal and unload the stolen goods. There, he begins as unusual friendship with a precocious boy, prompting him to reach out via phone to his ex-wife and estranged daughter, who he hopes will reunite with him now that he is about to be rich. As his business deal begins to unravel, he fights to keep the kid out of harm's way and escape to Florida to join up with his family.
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Columbus Day Reviews:
Great film 
2009-09-16 - Despite tampering from the producer against the cast and directors wishes, this great character study turned out great. Kilmer is a marvel to watch. If liek a lot of the users on this thread, you just like explosions and action then this film isnt for you. If you like rich character stories, check this one out.
middle age angst
2009-09-10 - This seemed to be more of a character study of a man nearing the end of a successful criminal career, at the expense of his family. After stealing something that will make him quite wealthy, he spends a lot of time in a park, on the phone, trying to get a buyer for it. As time goes on he notices the people in the park. The families and kids, the man feeding the pigeons, a little boy who seems to be following him whenever he is on the move. You can almost see the nostalgia and regret set in and that even with his successful "career" he's thinking "Is that all there is?." Although he tries to put the little boy off the kid gets to him anyway and he begins to care about him. The conversations with his ex wife take on an almost desperate tone as he tries to convince her to get back together and move to Florida to be near their daughter.
When he is near the families you can see the longing. The little boy lives in the park and tries to act street smart but he really wants a family. Johnny (Val Kilmer) tries a few times to reach his daughter and finally gets through to her and promises to come to Florida where she lives with her own family. There is some action in the film but it seems secondary to the main character. If you are into non-stop action and shoot im' ups this may be a little slow. If you are a Kilmer fan, you will appreciate his character.
Kilmer Has Been Given The DTV Kiss Of Death 
2009-09-08 - Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RPV00Q2Z2RH4D Columbus Day
A Shocker 
2009-06-01 - Definitely the worst movie viewed so-far this year.
Agree entirely with all the former comments, only to add my own disgust with the production values.
Shaky cameras obviously only included as it is a bit of a fad at present and split screens ugh! Much of Val Kilmers dialogue also very muffled when wearing an overcoat....Did this movie have an experienced Sound Team?
A story that relies on almost throughout, the actors engaged in telephone conversations over and over again.
I see "Kilmer Films" somewhere in the credits. Let's hope this fine actor keeps a much tighter lid on what the company does in the future.
I have managed to tick one star above and that is for the image quality. The pictures and film transfer are very good....That's it and only it!
1 star is over rating it.
2009-05-26 - This movie was painful to watch. It was boring and stupid. Very low budget-but I guess Val Kilmer can't get work since "Heat". Could not even finish the movie. The idea of going back in forth in the movie to me was just a way to use up time. Terrible, Terrible Movie
