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Grosse Pointe Blank (15th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray]
Additional Blu-ray options | Edition | Discs | Price | New from | Used from |
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August 7, 2012 "Please retry" | 15th Anniversary Edition | 1 |
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October 2, 2015 "Please retry" | — | 1 |
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Genre | DAN, AYKROYD, CUSACK, MINNIE, DRIVER, JOHN, Comedy |
Format | Subtitled, Blu-ray, AC-3, Dubbed, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Widescreen |
Contributor | Joan Cusack, Dan Aykroyd, John Cusack, Minnie Driver, George Armitage, Alan Arkin |
Language | English, Spanish, French |
Runtime | 1 hour and 47 minutes |
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Product Description
Celebrate the 15th anniversary of a killer comedy hit -- now available on Blu-ray for the first time with a sensational new digital restoration. John Cusack (HOT TUB TIME MACHINE) and Academy Award(R) nominees Minnie Driver (Best Supporting Actress, 1997, GOOD WILL HUNTING) and Dan Akyroyd (Best Supporting Actor, 1989, DRIVING MISS DAISY) are hilarious in this surefire knockout, loaded with action and laughs. Martin Blank is a hit man stuck in a career rut when his 10-year high school reunion gives him the chance to rekindle an old flame and pull off one final job. Things are looking up until his arch rival joins the party, aiming to blow the competition away. Pull the trigger on big fun with GROSSE POINTE BLANK on Blu-ray!
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Item model number : 25350821
- Director : George Armitage
- Media Format : Subtitled, Blu-ray, AC-3, Dubbed, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 47 minutes
- Release date : August 7, 2012
- Actors : John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack
- Dubbed: : French, Spanish
- Subtitles: : French, Spanish, English
- Language : Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0)
- Studio : HOLLYWOOD PICTURES
- ASIN : B0080BFVPU
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,498 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #344 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
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Original review: GREAT movie badly needing a HD upgrade considering how poor the standard DVD looks on big TVs.
A black comedy about an ex-CIA, now hitman for hire is a perfect vehicle to showcase Cusack's talents. The world is changing, and as Martin Blank will tell you, countries no longer matter and people are just as likely to be killed over soda pop formulas than political ideology. Martin tries to rationalize the "moral flexibility" that he sees going on in the world, where market-driven globalization means more than patriotism to one's own country, by saying he at least has SOME scruples (for example, he won't take out a hit on a Greenpeace activist).
But only 10 year removed from high school, he's not entirely OK with his new profession. Some of the funnier side stories involve trips to his psychiatrist (Alan Arkin), who wants to drop him for a client. Blank won't let him, and dryly points out some logical reasons he should be treated, but then also casually states "and of course, I know where you live".
When Martin goes back home to Michigan for his 10 year High School reunion he has to face several people who have no idea what he does for a living, including old parents, old teachers, old friends, and old flames. Even when he tells the truth no one takes him seriously, including his buddy played by Jeremy Piven, in what many consider to be his break out role. Minnie Driver does an adequate job as the girl he jilted on prom-night to join the army, but there are a couple of forced scenes added to the movie for "date night" appeal where she is made to look fawningly at Martin that should have been left on the cutting room floor. Overall though, this is really a great supporting cast, with Hank Azaria and even Cusack's own sister as his deranged secretary who has a great scene arguing over a misplaced bullet order.
Much of the dialogue comes forth in a fast, rapid style that seems like he's exchanging gunfire in a high stakes shootout rather than talking. This is especially true when he deals with Dan Akroyd's character, who plays a rival hitman bent on trying to unionize all assassins. "Workers of the world unite!" "Will there be meetings?", Martin asks. "Of course!" Akroyd exclaims as the two continue to circle each other and mentally measure for body bags. Akroyd talks even faster than Cusack, and when the two of them get going the one liners come faster than you can process them. At one point he tells Blank to "Cut the string Chatty Cathy". When overdone it can get annoying, but for the most part is balances right.
Michiganders will especially like the movie, stocked with Detroit landmarks and Red Wings jerseys even though most of it was shot in Chicago and not Grosse Pointe. When he goes to visit his old childhood home and discovers it had been turned into a Ultie-Mart, local brands of Stroh's beer and Faygo pop are quickly shot up. Not sure if these were just product placements, a serious attempt to sell the geography, or a clever way to again showcase Martin's notion that the "McDonaldization" of the world is destroying a sense of place. They say you can't go back home, but you can make a fresh start in life and make a very funny and entertaining movie along the way. And afterall, who doesn't want to kill a bad ass Czech assassin in front of your old highschool locker with the help of a yearbook signing pen?
Top reviews from other countries
Venduto e spedito da AMAZON, come sempre impeccabile.
Film bellissimo.
Reviewed in Italy on July 25, 2019
Venduto e spedito da AMAZON, come sempre impeccabile.
Film bellissimo.
La colonna sonora è molto bella.