Release Date: 6/19/2001 Original Release: 2001 Format: DVD Length: 124 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: strong violence and language UPC: 085391905325 Studio: Warner Home Video
Director Sean Penn's (THE INDIAN RUNNER, THE CROSSING GUARD) third film features Jack Nicholson as Jerry Black, a retired detective whose final case ultimately causes his slow descent into madness. In the midst of his retirement party, Black decides to join Detective Stan Krolak (Aaron Eckhart) on one last case. The molested body of an eight-year-old girl is found in the Nevada mountains. When the chief suspect turns out to be a mentally challenged Native American (Benicio Del Toro), Black is not convinced of his guilt despite his confession. Unable to forget the promise he made to the dead girl's mother that he would find her daughter's killer, Black becomes determined to catch a monster that no one else believes is out there. His resolve increases when he realizes that two similar unsolved murders occurred in the same area in recent years, and the case hits closer to home when Black befriends Lori (Robin Wright Penn), a waitress with a threatening ex-husband, and her eight-year old daughter, Chrissy (Pauline Roberts). Nicholson is compelling in this study of a man whose obsession slowly eats away at his sanity as he attempts to keep his promise by any means necessary.
DVD Features
Region 1 Snap Case Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
I could sit here and say that this is one of the worst films I have ever seen and probably not second guess myself about that claim. I could also sit here and pick this film apart for hours... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
