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| In the Valley of Elah | 
 enlarge | Actors: Josh Brolin, Barry Corbin, Wayne Duvall, Frances Fisher, Tommy Lee Jones
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (94 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3346
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 121 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD117627D
UPC: 085391176275
EAN: 0085391176275
ASIN: B0011V7PSC
Release Date: February 19, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Excellent...but not easy to watch March 29, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Tommy Lee Jones,Susan Sarandon and Charlize Theron are the reasons I decided to watch this movie. They didn't let me down. It's "R" rating is very fitting, but anything less would have ruined the genuineness of the story (rather like Shawshank Redemption). This movie was not easy for me to watch as a 63-year old Grandmother, but when it was over, I was glad I did. Gut-wrentching but unfortunately real.
In the Valley of Elah March 27, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
"Elah" bears more than a passing resemblance to television police procedurals and, as such, works far better than many theatrical features on home screens. Starring Tommy Lee Jones in a surprising but richly merited Oscar nominated performance, the film is notable for its ambitious depiction of the Iraqi conflict and the anguish of veterans who, when coming home, carry both physical and psychological scars. As a murder mystery, "Elah" is too ful of unrealized subplots, sketchily drawn minor characters and portentious symbols to be successful, yet it derives considerable strength from the leathery countenance and taut body language of Jones, who is perfect and poignant in every detail. A tricky video transfer capures the grainy imperfection of warfront video and cellphone imagery well. It looks flawed, but right.
 Gripping suspense March 27, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
To have both Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron in the same movie,my what chemistry.The ending (confession) was to be desired since I felt they could have gone a different direction.More direct to the reason why his son was killed (because something actuall happened over in Iraq-maybe) than the he was killed just "because I had the knife"....huh????
Thought Provoking and Heartrending March 26, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
In the Valley of Elah stays with you long after the movie ends. Haggis does a commendable job of taking an actual event and extrapolating this haunting film from it. While some may focus on the political message to its varying degrees, it is a great movie because of the story, the characters, the actors, the writing, and the direction. The emotional tautness is consistent throughout and every carefully chosen word and gesture adds depth to the story. Certain phrases, almost "throw away" lines, resonate and gather power. There's a particular line towards the end of the movie when a character says, "I'm sorry for your loss" not "I'm sorry for what I did". It speaks volumes about the mindset of returning soldiers and, exponentially, about the mindset (of certain segments) of this country. Haggis also made the tremendous decision to avoid romanticizing or glorifying his characters: all are flawed in their own way and none are the heroes of our fairytales. Although the ending reminded me of "I'm going to hit you over the head with my message just in case you didn't get it during the preceding three hours" Spielberg, it was also an effective way to bookend the story.
Better than No Country for Old Men March 24, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I thought this movie was much better than No Country for Old Men. Tommy Lee Jones gave the performance of his life. Unlike No Country, there was no head scratching at the ending. Charlize Theron showed she's a serious actor. It should've won the Best Picture award.
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