25th Hour
25th Hour is a eulogy, mourning the New York of post-September 11, 2001, and the regrettable life of one of the city's least reputable citizens. Monty Brogan (Edward Norton) isn't a bad guy--in fact he's a mensch, adopting a battered dog in the film's mood-setting opening scene, and leading a decent life with his girlfriend (Rosario Dawson)... when he's not dealing narcotics. Facing a seven-year prison term, Monty spends his last free night with pals (Barry Pepper, Philip Seymour Hoffman) and visiting his understanding father (Brian Cox), while a Russian drug lord pressures him for getting busted. Lee directs this plotless, no-win scenario as the last gasp of a guy with nowhere to go, and the film (written by David Benioff, from his own novel) suffers from a similar loss of potential, lacking enough focus to make Monty's odyssey compelling. Instead, 25th Hour (which also costars Anna Paquin) rambles from scene to lazy scene, vaguely lamenting that lives have been wasted, some by terrorism, others by self-destruction. --Jeff Shannon
Academy Award(R)-nominee Edward Norton (Best Actor, 1999, AMERICAN HISTORY X) heads an amazing all-star cast in the critically acclaimed Spike Lee (SUMMER OF SAM, DO THE RIGHT THING) film 25th HOUR. In 24 short hours Monty Brogan (Norton) goes to prison for seven long years. Once a king of Manhattan, Monty is about to say good-bye to the life he knew -- a life that opened doors to New York's swankest clubs but also alienated him from the people closest to him. In his last day on the outside, Monty tries to reconnect with his father (Brian Cox, THE BOURNE IDENTITY), and gets together with two old friends, Jacob (Philip Seymour Hoffman, ALMOST FAMOUS) and Slaughtery (Barry Pepper, THE GREEN MILE). And then there's his girlfriend, Naturelle (Rosario Dawson, MEN IN BLACK 2), who might (or might not) have been the one who tipped off the cops. Monty's not sure of much these days, but with time running out, there are choices to be made as he struggles to redeem himself in the 25th hour.
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170 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 27, 2008 Type: User Review |
Dissappointed
Unfortunately, the product was defected. I replied one of your e-mails offers mentioning this but I guess you didn't get the message. I lack of time and patience to go to the returning process so, since it does'nt happen that often I let it go. So...
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 1.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 28, 2008 Type: User Review |
Powerful flim
I saw 25th Hour, starring Edward Norton, last week, and I sooooo enjoyed it. In this movie, Norton plays Montgomery, a drug dealer who gets pinched by the DEA. The movie catalogues his final day of freedom before he goes to jail for 7 years on...
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 26, 2008 Type: User Review |
Spike makes a come back
I confess to being a non-Spike Lee fan after being alienated by 2 of his films, "Mo Better blues" & "Jungle Fever" but this film was recommended to me by my cousin and also star Edward Norton spoke highly of his relationship with Lee during the...
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 3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 24, 2008 Type: User Review |
a Spike Lee classic
I tend to like all of Spike Lee's films becaue they make you think. I believe Spike Lee's forte is in the dialogue he has in his films. There is something about the genuineness of the dialogues which are very compelling. This is true of all of...
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 19, 2008 Type: User Review |
25th Hour
I love this movie because of Ed Norton's performance. He is one of my favorit actors. I would like to see him have more parts.
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3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 21, 2008 Type: User Review |
Criminals are always playing spin the bottle and sooner or later it is going to point to the ugly.
One of the many things that make 25th hour such a special film to me is how Benioff and Lee didn't attempt to cram too many events into this plot. This film does take place in just one day, and it's a perfect snapshot of the lead protagonist Monty...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 09, 2008 Type: User Review |
Haunting and beautifully filmed - but is it all it seems?
As 'A Spike Lee Joint,' 25th hour is part of the ongoing Lee paradigm, filled with his typical style, directorial vigour, and cinematic gloss. A flowing, feature length music video, containing a story that is coherent, topical and, above all,...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 26, 2008 Type: User Review |
What was this film about ?
I understand the film tries to portray the fact that many people in their everday life commit crimes. Also I guess the movie came after sept 11 so it makes a reference to ground zero. There is a section where Edward Norton rants against the...
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3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 22, 2008 Type: User Review |
Flawless film that will haunt your dreams...
Spike Lee masterfully delivers to us `25th Hour', a film so rich with character development and emotion that we are drawn in to each passing frame. In fact I can't say that Lee has ever been this graceful, this articulate or this brilliant...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 01, 2008 Type: User Review |
Surprisingly Good!
Hmmm! This one caught me by surprise. It's an un-Spike Lee-esque joint. His usual cast of characters (Denzel Washington, Giancarlo Esposito, John Turturro, etc) are nowhere to be found. No moving sidewalks that I can remember. No pumping hip-hop...
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4.00/5 |
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