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List Price: $34.99 | | Label: Peace Arch Home Entertainment
Salesrank: 80289
Released: January 20, 2009 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Media: Blu-ray |
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Editorial Review:
A smooth talking movie producer (William H. Macy) and a straight arrow studio exec (Meg Ryan) reluctantly team up to take on Tinseltown and unexpectedly fall for each other in the process.
The Deal [Blu-ray] Reviews:
The tragedy or the comedy, or both, of pimping and whoring in the film business... 
2009-05-11 - Although films about Hollywood, and movies about making movies, are always a difficult sell, "The Deal" with Meg Ryan and William Macy is better than most, and in fact is a fairly cute and entertaining Meg Ryan movie.
The film received poor reviews, and went straight to video. But it's surprisingly funny and well done. However, the problem that films in this genre always have is that they are, ultimately, about either the tragedy or the comedy, or both, of pimping and whoring.
People in the movie business, and some movie enthusiasts in the know, find this kind of backstage story great fun. But the audience doesn't seem to care for the implication that they are dolts and marks being gamed by various users and predators in the Hollywood system, who may just coincidentally have made films that the audience loves. In any case, it's worth a view, even if you have to deal with Meg's post surgery face -- she's so cute, can't she just be cute and older, instead of botoxed, lifted, implanted, stretched and embalmed. Evidently not...
Deal or no Deal? Definitely Deal. 
2009-02-02 - I'm a huge William H. Macy fan. From Fargo to A Civil Action, from his days with Mamet to most recently, he is such a great character actor, so I went into this movie with high hopes. I was not disappointed. He plays a hilariously sarcastic screenwriter who dupes Hollywood while falling for Meg Ryan. LL Cool J steals the show as a rapper/method actor. I just wish he was in the movie longer. I recommend it for anyone who loves cinema satire.
LOL 
2009-01-28 - I recently screened this film at the Sundance film festival. And even though i did not have high hopes for this film; the wit and comedy stylings of the cast really pulled through, and made this film very enjoyable. William H Macy and Meg Ryan oddly enough had great chemistry and succeeded at poking fun at the insiders in the film industry. Also LL Cool J is playing a Jewish Action star which is pretty much reason alone to check out this movie.
Enjoy!
The Deal is the Real Deal 
2009-01-26 - This star-studed film from Steven Schachter (director of the Emmy award winning TV film Door to Door) is an interesting film with a diverse combination of comedy and action. The Deal features many well known actors including William H Macy (Fargo), Meg Ryan (When Harry Met Sally), LL Cool J (Last Holiday), and Jason Ritter (TV's Joan of Arcadia). This film is a new inside look on the Hollywood scene and should not be missed. The Blu ray is one to check out on your PS3 or Blu Ray to check out real definition in it's finest.