Top DVD Movie Releases For April 17, 2007
Here are the top three DVD movie releases for this week and reviews of them from the Epinions.com community.
Freedom Writers
Academy Award winner Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell, a fish out of water teacher challenged by students of many different ethnicities who don’t like her because of her skin color. She must gain their respect through her teachings. The movie is inspired by a book called The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell and the kids of Wilson High. The DVD comes out only three months after it’s theatrical release.
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Smokin’ Aces
Smokin’ Aces features an all star cast of actors (Ben Affleck, Ray Liotta, and Andy Garcia), but it’s Jeremy Piven and Ryan Reynolds who are the leads. The rated R film about a magician (Piven) turned Mafia informant and the FBI agent ordered to protect him (Reynolds) also features the film debuts of music stars Alicia Keys and Common.
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The Last King of Scotland
Forrest Whittaker’s role as an Ugandan dictator won him the 2007 Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards. The film is loosely based on the Giles Foden’s debut novel of the same name. Directed by Kevin MacDonald, the film features James McAvoy as a Scottish doctor who is befriended by Whittaker’s Idi Amin and sees the dictator’s moral corruption first hand and has to find his way out of their relationship.
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In Robert De Niro’s second directorial stint (A Bronx Tale), he joins Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie in the R-rated CIA flick. The DVD release includes a set of deleted scenes in addition to the near three hour film.
Set in San Francisco, Will Smith plays Chris Gardner, a man who doesn’t allow a myriad of road blocks deter him from his goal of supporting his family. The story is based on the real life of Gardner and garnered Will Smith an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. It also features Smith’s son, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith. Audio commentary by director Gabriele Muccino is a bonus extra on the DVD release.