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Travis Willock reviews
New Line Home Entertainment
- Cert: R
- Cat.no: N6525
- Running time: 110 minutes
- Year: 2003
- Pressing: 2003
- Region(s): 1, NTSC
- Chapters: 26
- Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
- Languages: English
- Subtitles: English
- Widescreen: 2.35:1; Fullscreen: 1.33:1
- 16:9-Enhanced: Yes
- Macrovision: Yes
- Disc Format: DVD 9
- Price: $26.98
- Extras:Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailers
Director:
- F. Gary Gray
Screenplay:
- Christian Gudegast, Paul Scheuring
Cast:
- Sean Vetter: Vin Diesel
Ty: Steave Eastin
Big Sexy: George Sharperson
Hollywood Jack: Timothy Olyphant
With a badass name like Vin Diesel,how can you not expect him to be an action star. Like so many before him he’soff to a semi-rough start with some hits here and there. I have to admit Ireally didn’t care for the guy but once I got past the whole callow, heprobably gets a lot of chicks thing, I realized he’s just a guy who happensto be pretty cool in action films.
A Man Apart is no exception. Diesel plays a tough cop named SeanVetter who partners with best bud, Ty for some drug busting action.They’re the best narcotics team because they think like the criminals.Sean and Ty take down a big Cartel boss and all Hell breaks loose. A newdealer by the name of Diablo is attempting to flood the streets withcoccaine. Diablo’s henchman kill Sean’s wife in an attempt to exactrevenge. That’s when a second round of Hell breaks loose, NEVER piss offVin Diesel when he’s in an action film.
Sean is now on a mission to take down Diablo and get his own revenge,but not without the help of Ty and some other friends (namely a guy bythe name of Big Sexy… no other name was given). What follows is yourstandard drug busting cop film.
I wasn’t expecting much but once you start watching this film it’s alittle difficult to stop until it’s done. The character of Sean is easyto relate with, much how Max Payne was an easy character to like afterseeing wha he went through. Diesel does have a demanding screenprescence and this is easily his best role. You find him serious and notcartoony like in that God-awful piece of garbage,xXx.The film is more of a drama than an action piece, the action here is excitingthough if a little confusing. Overall, go in there expecting very little andyou’ll find some enjoyment.
A Man Apart is presented in anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen. The transferis another fine example of New Line’s efforts. Blacks are solid, colorsare sharp, and fleshtones are natural. A little bit of compressionartifact nuance could be seen on faraway objects but nothing toobothersome. A worthless pan & scan job is here as well.
The audio is presented in Dolby Surround 2.0 and Dolby Digital 5.1. The5.1 track offers much ambience in action sequences, but that’s the onlytime it really comes to life. The dialogue scenes are entirely audiblehowever.
More than likely due to the fullscreen version the only real supplementincluded are 7 deleted scenes. These are anamorphic and fairly short.Worth watch. An anamorphic trailer for A Man Apart is also here aswell trailers for Run Ronnie Run and Highwaymen.
On a side note, one great feature is right when you put the disc in theplayer it goes straight to the menu, no FBI warnings, no trailers, thisis VERY appreciative.
Packaging is amaray and features a modified version of the theatricalposter for the cover. Menus are static with music from the film. Thereare 26 chapter stops.
Overall, A Man Apart is another typical Vin Diesel outing. I had agood time watching this film, nothing that constitutes as a purchasethough, just a rental.
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Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.