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“Bad Apple“
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Reviewed
by: |
Wayne A. Klein |
| Genre: |
Comedy |
| Video: |
1.33:1 Full
screen |
| Audio: |
Dolby Digital
2.0 (stereo) |
| Languages |
English
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| Subtitles |
English |
| Length |
90 minutes
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| Rating |
PG-13 |
| Release Date |
5/10/05 |
| Studio |
Paramount
Home Video |
| Commentary:
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None |
| 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: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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None |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Chris Noth,
Colm Meaney, Mercedes Ruehl, Robert Patrick, Dagmara Dominczyk,
James Villemaire, Elliot Gould |
| Written
By: |
Howard Korder
based on the novel by Anthony Bruno |
| Produced
By: |
Irene Litinsky
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| Directed
By: |
Adam Bernstein
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| Music:
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Anton Sanko
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| The
Review: |
Like a black humor version of “Donnie
Braco”, New York cop Mike Tozzi (Chris Noth “Law & Order”
and “Sex and the City”) must infiltrate a mob loan sharking
operation in New York. Tozzi must get close to Tommy “Bells”
Bellavita (Robert Patrick “Ladder 49”) and “Buddha” Stanzione
(Elliot Gould/st2:PersonName> “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Ocean’s
Twelve”) two top mobsters the FBI has been trying to reach
for years. Tozzi’s life suddenly gets more complicated when
he falls in love with his informant’s sister (Dagmara Dominczyk
“Kinsey”). This complicates things for Tozzi and his partner
Cuthbert Gibbons (Colm Meaney “The Commitment”, “Deep Space
Nine”). *** A very funny black comedy “Bad Apple” features
stellar performances from Noth, Meaney, Patrick, Dominczyk
and Gould.
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| Image
and Sound: |
The transfer
looks sharp has nice bright, vivid colors and looks better than
a lot of theatrical transfers I’ve seen of late. The stereo
sound is also quite good. Nice job from Paramount in the transfer
department. --- |
| The
Extras: |
What no
featurette on the frozen Easter hams buried in his informant’s
trunk? It’s a pity there’s no extras but this is one funny
movie and really should have been on the big screen vs. TV.
Then again, it probably would have stiffed as it has no special
effects and Darth Vader doesn’t appear. ---
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| Commentary:
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Sadly, no
commentary track from actor Noth (his company co-produced the
movie). I imagine Meaney would have provided some funny comments
if asked but he wasn’t. --- |
| Final
Words: |
A very funny
black humor film that fans of “Get Shorty” and “Be Cool” will
enjoy, “Bad Apple” is a lot of fun with strong performances
from big screen and little screen vets. Image and sound quality
is top notch but buy “Bad Apple” for the witty well written,
directed and performed movie. Although it does take some small
screen short cuts in the action, the film manages to overcome
its origins from the small screen. |
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