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Way Of The Gun, The


Genre: Thriller

Reviewed In Issue 47 (April 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Ryan Phillippe, Benecio Del Toro, Juliette Lewis, Taye Diggs, Nicky Katt, Scott Wilson & James Caan

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 4.5
DD Sound Rating: 5
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Critics' Composite Score: 3
Internet Links
http://www.artisanent.com

Special Features
Includes director/writer


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Artisan Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 10418
(MPAA Rating): R
(Rating Reason):

(Retail Price): $24.98
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 119
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2000
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 01/02/01
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Christopher McQuarrie
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Story Synopsis:
In The Way Of The Gun, two nickel-and-dime criminals decide that they can score big if they kidnap a girl (Lewis) who is a surrogate mother carrying the child of a wealthy couple. What they hadn

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD exhibits a picture that should surely please in all aspects of image quality. Colors are vivid and nicely balanced, with accurate fleshtones, rich hues and deep blacks. Images are sharp, with fine background details and good definition. Contrast and shadow delineation are excellent, with a nice gradation of visual information in the darker scenes. Though there are minor instances of edge enhancement and occasional pixelization, distractions are minimal. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
This sonic presentation in Dolby

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