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    half nelson
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 119 (Apr 2007) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps & Amthony Mackie

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 3
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 4
    Internet Links
    www.halfnelsonthefilm.com
    Special Features
    Special features include commentary with Writer/Director Ryan Fleck and Writer/Producer Anna Boden, seven minutes of outtakes, three deleted scenes and four extended scenes, and Raymefest


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 17858
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 For drug content throughout, language, and some sexuality
    (Retail Price): $26.96
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 107
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2006
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 02/13/07
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

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    (Director): Ryan Fleck
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Mr. Dunne (Gosling) is a seemingly idealistic middle-school teacher in inner-city Brooklyn, who motivates his students by day...and does drugs by night. But when his drug use enters his day, and he is found by one of his students, Drey (Epps), incapacitated in a bathroom urinal, he discovers he has a real problem. A problem that could not only jeopardize his career, but very well end his life. Gosling

    DVD Picture:
    The gritty nature of the story is picked up well with the stylization of the anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 picture. In most scenes, heavy film grain and a truncated, earthy color scheme point out the harshness of the moment, while the more promising scenes, like those in the school, are more vibrant and natural

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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