| Front Cover | Actor |  | | Steve Chamberlain | Func | | Lauren Bailey | Tawny | | Ben Caswell | Bert | | Charles Santore | Cheadle | | Robert Berger | Landlord | | Tom Katsis | Silacious R. Crumb | | Elizabeth Tobias | Gina | | Chris Fogleman | Wondermutt fan #1 | | Adam Gordon | Wondermutt fan #2 | | Colin Hudson | Cat victim | | Jet Li | | | Morgan Freeman | | | Kerry Condon | | | Vincent Regan | | | Dylan Brown (II) | | | Tamer Hassan | | | Michael Jenn | | | Phyllida Law | | | Carole Ann Wilson | | | Michael Ian Lambert | |
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| Movie Details | | Genre | Comedy; Horror | | Director | Darren Shapiro; Louis Leterrier | | Producer | Darren Shapiro; Glen Shapiro | | Writer | Darren Shapiro |
| | Language | English | | Audience Rating | R (Restricted) | | Running Time | 84 mins | | Country | USA | | Color | Color | | IMDb Rating | 6.9 |
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| Plot | | Luc Besson wrote and directed the stylish thrillers La Femme Nikita and The Professional; though he didn't direct Unleashed, the script has his trademark fusion of outrageous sentimentality and over-the-top violence. Hong Kong action superstar Jet Li (Romeo Must Die, Hero) stars as Danny, a man raised to be a brutal attack dog by a nasty gangster named Bart (Bob Hoskins, Mona Lisa)--when Bart removes Danny's collar, Danny pulverizes everyone in the room. But a chance encounter with a blind piano tuner (Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby) reveals to Danny the possibility of a less brutal life, and when a retaliation attack gives him the chance to escape, he does--but Bart won't let him go that easily. The fighting in Unleashed is effectively jolting; Li and fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping (The Matrix) have purposefully stripped away the smoothness of most movie combat (especially with a genuine martial artist like Li) with raw, unnerving results, especially when juxtaposed with the sweet and earnest scenes of Li regaining his humanity with Freeman and his step-daughter (Kerry Condon). This freewheeling cocktail of bloody noses and ice-cream cones isn't for everyone, but fans of both Besson and Li will leave satisfied. --Bret Fetzer |
| Personal Details | | Seen It | Yes | | Index | 72 | | Collection Status | In Collection | | Links | IMDB
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| | Product Details | | Edition | Unrated Widescreen Edition | | Format | DVD | | Region | Region 1 | | Screen Ratio | 2.35:1 | | UPC (Barcode) | 025192879326 | | Release Date | 10/11/2005 | | Nr of Disks/Tapes | 1 |
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