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Absence of the Good

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Absence of the Good (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 3 Fresh: 0  Rotten:3 Average Rating: N/A
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Synopsis:
After the death of his only child, Homicide Detective Caleb Barnes is haunted by nightmares and visions of the boy, upsetting both his home and professional lives. While his wife's sorrow spirals further downward, he finds the chance for redemption in the pursuit of a killer whose diverse and... [More]
After the death of his only child, Homicide Detective Caleb Barnes is haunted by nightmares and visions of the boy, upsetting both his home and professional lives. While his wife's sorrow spirals further downward, he finds the chance for redemption in the pursuit of a killer whose diverse and seemingly random victims include an elderly couple, a waitress, and a drug addict. As the victims multiply, Caleb's problems at home and compulsions at work merge into one terrifying and indistinguishable whole. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Tyne Daly, Robert Knepper

Director: John Flynn
Producer: David Bixler

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 2, 2000

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Letterboxed
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Materials:

  • Theatrical Trailers

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

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This is a story that could have been told in about 25 minutes but has excrutiatingly been stretched out to an hour and 45 minutes.

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09/25/02 06:29 AM
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A spotty ending mars an otherwise very nice film...

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