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Ronin (1998)
Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins
Synopsis: David Mamet wrote this screenplay under the name Richard Weisz, as a gun for hire, much like the masterless samurai of the film's title, who roamed Japan in the 19th Century, loyal only to themselves. A group of men with highly developed skills are called to a meeting in a deserted warehouse in... David Mamet wrote this screenplay under the name Richard Weisz, as a gun for hire, much like the masterless samurai of the film's title, who roamed Japan in the 19th Century, loyal only to themselves. A group of men with highly developed skills are called to a meeting in a deserted warehouse in Paris. Sam (Robert De Niro), an American, may be ex-CIA. Vincent (Jean Reno), the terminally cool Frenchman, is a mystery. Russian computer whiz Gregor (Stellan Skarsgaard) is presumably ex-KGB, and Spence (Sean Bean), a British demolitions man, and Larry (Skipp Suddith), another Yank, round out the team. They've been hired by the IRA, through liaison Deirdre (Natascha McElhone), to steal a briefcase of unknown contents somewhere in Europe. As the unit races from one spectacular location on the French Riviera to another, the body count mounts, some Russian gangsters get into the act, and the betrayals come fast and furious. In a rare comic moment, Sam stitches up his own bullet wound, and asks a friend to finish before he passes out. RONIN features an exceptional cast, sumptuous locations, and the kind of realistic car chases and action scenes that one expects from a director of John Frankenheimer's skills. [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Robert DeNiro, Jean Reno, Jonathan Pryce, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgaard
Screenwriter: J.D. Zeik, David Mamet
Producer: Frank Mancuso
Composer: Elia Cmiral
DVD Info
Release:
Apr 12, 2007
Blu-ray Disc Features:
- Keep Case
- Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish, French
- 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio - English
- Subtitles - English, Spanish, French - Optional
Additional Release Material:
- Trailers - High Definition Theatrical Trailers
Reviews
As relações entre os personagens e as seqüências de perseguição são fascinantes, mas a tentativa de “amarrar” a trama acaba comprometendo um roteiro que não precisava disso.
...smart enough to recognize and even make a virtue of its dumbness.
Frankenheimer goes out, well, if not exactly on top, at least on a high note with this slightly insubstantial but stylistically sophisticated song in a minor key
Nothing was resolved in the end except for the fact that I hated it.
Depicts the amoral world of masterless warriors whose lives are filled with unending violence and betrayal.
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