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Back
Flash
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Reviewed
by: |
David
Litton |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Video: |
1.85:1
widescreen |
| Audio: |
Dolby Digital
2.0 |
| Language: |
English |
| Subtitle: |
English
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| Length: |
90 min |
| Rating: |
R
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| Release
Date: |
07/16/2002
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| Studio: |
Dimension
Home Video |
| Commentary:
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Feature commentary
with director Phil Jones |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
Outtakes
and deleted scenes with optional commentary |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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None |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Robert Patrick,
Jennifer Esposito, Mike Starr, Melissa Joan Hart, Mike Hagerty,
Michael J. Pollard |
| Screenplay
by: |
Written by:
Phil Jones, Lillian A. Jackson, Jennifer Farrell |
| Produced
by: |
Phil Jones, Matthew McCombs
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| Directed
By: |
Phil Jones
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| Music: |
Carl Wurtz,
Valentine Leone |
| The
Review: |
Dimension
is fast becoming the top producer of direct-to-video schlock
these days. Jennifer Esposito, who stars in "Backflash" as
a sultry ex-con, is fast becoming the newly-crowned queen
of direct-to-video schlock. In this film, she plays Harley,
who was imprisoned for money laundering, and has now been
released back into society. She plans on retrieving a hidden
stash of money, but she needs a fall-guy for the job. That's
where Robert Patrick comes in, who, if he's not careful, could
easily become the next king of direct-to-video, after his
film role in the debacle "Mexico City." He owns a video store
that's slowly losing business, and wants something more out
of life. He sees a light in Harley, they fall in love, they
plan to get the money and split it, things go wrong, supposedly
dead people come back into the story, blah blah blah. It's
all so predictable and lame, especially when Melissa Joan
Hart arrives on the scene as a phony coroner who gets her
kicks from Blow Pops and foul language. --
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| Image
and Sound |
Not a bad
transfer, really. The images are warm and very sharp, crisp
in detail and accurate in flesh tones and color. The sound
is aggressively loud at times, with deep bass prevalent during
the music and shootout scenes, and surrounds used throughout.
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| The
Extras |
Not
too much to comment on here, really. The deleted scenes and
outtakes are okay if you like the movie, and the commentary
should provide some enhancement.
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| Commentary |
The
commentary by director Phil Jones is mostly a technical commentary
that talks about things like character and story, shooting and
production design, and things of that nature. |
| Final
Words: |
If
direct-to-video is your game, or you happen to be a fan of those
involved with the production, then you may enjoy "Backflash."
Otherwise, it's just more clutter on the rental store shelf.
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