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I'm unbelieveably busy at the moment but I am trying my hardest to return rates, so I apologise for the delay! Lauren x
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I have to admit, the only reason I went to see this film is because it had Justin Timberlake in it, as I am a fan, but I am glad that I did.This movie has a brilliant plot with brilliant acting from all the cast. Justin Timberlake proves he is as good as an actor as he is singer. He provides a good performance throughout, as do all of the cast.
The film is set in Los Angeles, California and is about Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) and his gangsta friends living the American Dream as drug dealers. When one of Truelove clients, Jake (Ben Foster) fails to pay up, they seek revenge by kidnapping his step-brother, which soon spirals out of control with very real consequences. This film is inspired by actual events.
It may not be a good film for you if you are not keen on a lot of swearing, hence the rating 15, but this helps dramatise the film. Besides that, I cannot fault it. The story is well planned and I didn't get lost throughout. This is a good film for you if you like a true story, with a lot of drama and emotion, with the odd humorous crack along the way. I was shocked at how the filmed progressed and the events that happened, as the film leads you on to thinking something different.
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Production Year: 1998 - Drama - Director: Carl Franklyn, Carl Franklin - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Meryl Streep, William Hurt, Renee Zellweger, Tom Everett Scott, Nicky Katt, Lauren Graham
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Production Year: 2007 - Drama - Director: Mike Binder - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett, Liv Tyler, Saffron Burrows, Donald Sutherland, Mike Binder
Alpha Dog is an urban drama following the self destruction of Johnny Truelove (Emile ... more
Hirsch) and his gang of friends. Living the thug wannabe's American dream of money beautiful girls and partying in Los Angeles' San Gabriel Valley - their existence i...
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Advantages: Great performances from Ben Foster and Shawn Hatosy. Disadvantages: A weak performance from Emile Hirsch and style-over-substance filmmaking.
afy9mab 07.01.2008 (07.01.2008)
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Review of Alpha Dog (DVD)
Advantages: Great performances from Ben Foster and Shawn Hatosy. Disadvantages: A weak performance from Emile Hirsch and style-over-substance filmmaking.
afy9mab 07.01.2008 (07.01.2008)
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Advantages: Good performances by Yelkin and Hirsch, follows story somewhat Disadvantages: Justin Timberlake, Cassavetes' handling of the material and story
eve6kicksass 15.05.2007 (15.05.2007)
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Review of AlphaDog (Wide Screen)-DVD
Advantages: Captures the spirit of these youths very well, great performances by most of the cast Disadvantages: A few bad performances, not a film people of a certain age will enjoy
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