- Language: English, French, Russian
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (262 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000ERU9S2
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #92,061 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great action, great dialogue,
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Ce commentaire est de: Ronin (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
I'm still not quite sure why David Mamet used a pseudonym in the credits, but the movie absolutely drips with his rhythms of speech. It complements the action well, otherwise the movie would be a bore outside of the car chases. The unique element is the band of mercenaries who cannot trust each other long enough to complete their mission. The cast is great: De Niro and Jonathan Pryce are Mamet veterans. Jean Reno is quite at home playing the Jean Reno character. Natasha McElhone is painfully beautiful, and one of the most capable actresses working today. She more than holds her own with the boys. But the movie's greatest strength isn't the actors or Mamet's hypnotic chit-chat, but Frankenheimer's car chases, which are "au natural". Nobody working with digital effects has generated the same level of excitement and realism, no matter what genre. The European locations are great, the cars are great, and the characters are well-rounded. Oh, and we've got a suitcase filled with who-knows-what, a la "Pulp Fiction."
4.0 out of 5 stars
Post Cold War Samurai Soldiers,
Ce commentaire est de: Ronin (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
"Ronin", is for everyone who enjoys Robert DeNiro, a great spy tale, a host of great supporting actors, and some of the more amazing car chases filmed on Europe's very narrow, pre-automotive designed streets. The word Ronin describes a Samurai who has lost his master, and in this film, the word serves as a metaphor for cold warriors that no longer have the same Cold War to fight. The threats are not gone only changed, so the great games that have played host to a variety of films and movies are still available to talented writers and directors who can adapt.A great deal of the action takes place at high speed on either very narrow urban roads, or wildly twisting mountain stretches that lack the same manner of safety barriers we are accustomed to in The USA, that make the chase scenes all the more amazing. The director and other key players who made the film have racing backgrounds which allowed them to bring a type of realism that goes beyond the typical Hollywood chase. Jean Reno, Natascha Mcelhone, Stellan Skarsgard, Sean Bean, and Jonathan Pryce all make for a wonderful ensemble cast. The chase is for a case, and the cast that is assembled are allegedly a team in the hunt for a box that no one knows the contents of. The traditional players like the Russians are involved, the CIA, and then the new Russians along with the Irish, and members of agencies that either are active or are not, you never know until the film ends. And even when it does, the DVD offers an alternate ending that changes in a very dramatic manner how the film you just watched concluded. "Ronin", is a very good film, a definite cut above the average, and well worth the one minute and two hours of your time it will occupy.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ronin,
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Ce commentaire est de: Ronin (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
Intelligent well-crafted espionage adventure about several ex-cold-war operatives hired as mercenaries to steal a mysterious package for an unidentified terrorist faction. The international cast is top-notch with Robert DeNiro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgard, Sean Bean and Jonathan Pryce. The story takes place in France and provides a nice departure from most action movies that are dominated by American locations. The mercenary team is DeNiro, Reno, Skarsgard and Bean, ex-military or government employees who have been assembled though secret contacts to acquire the package for an organization with ties to the IRA. The job is dangerous in that they must take the item from an organized crime element. They are successful, but in the midst of the ambush operation, Skarsguard as the ex-KGB agent, suddenly makes off with the prize. Several double-dealing events unfold and DeNiro and Reno soon find themselves alone as the only trusting partners in the ordeal, and begin digging up old government contacts to find their betrayers. It's high adventure with plenty of fireworks and car chases, particularly the chase in Paris that's a white-knuckle ride when the pursuit goes against traffic on one of the major expressways. An excellent action thriller that doesn't insult your intelligence.
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