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Specifications:

- DVD-Video

- Double-sided

- Single layer

- Region 1

- Run time: approx. 107 min.

- Subtitles: French, Spanish

- Scene selection: static

- Package: Keep case

 

Video Features:

- Anamorphic Widescreen in aspect ratio 1.85:1, or
- Full frame 4:3 aspect ratio

 

Audio Features:

- English: Dolby Surround

 

Bonus Materials:

- Original theatrical trailer

 
Release Dates:

Theatrical Release:          1993

DVD Release:              11/21/00

Review Date:               12/03/00

 

List price:                     $ 19.98

On-line price:               $ 16.98

Pre-order price was:    $ 13.49

 

 

Malice

Starring: Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman, 
     Bebe Neuwirth, Peter Gallagher, Josef Sommer, 
     Anne Bancroft, and George C. Scott

 

Director: Harold Becker

 

MPAA Rating: R

Genre: Drama - Mystery - Thriller

Studio: MGM Home Entertainment
 


Movie: B+        Video: A-        Audio: B-         Extras: D

 

Summary: In a college town, a loving couple and a doctor are intertwined by the
   serial rapes and killings, and the wife's mysterious abdominal pain.  This thriller 
   has many twists in its plot that will keep the viewers wondering what will be next.

  


The Story

 

In the middle of a college town, there is evil lurking at the university and hits closer to home.  Professor Andy Safian (Bill Pullman) and his young wife Tracy (Nicole Kidman) are happily married and are trying to have a child.  Andy is concerned by the serial rapes and killings of female college students and wants his student wife to be careful while she is on campus and while coming home.

 

While visiting his student victim at the hospital, Andy is unexpectedly reunited with surgeon Jed Hill (Alec Baldwin) who went to the same high school.  After a couple of run- ins with Jed, he suggests to Tracy to rent out the third floor of their Victorian home.

 

After three murders, Andy is suspected of the serial rapes and killings and must have his sperm sample taken at the police station.  Meanwhile, Tracy is experiencing internal bleeding, and Dr. Hill must make a judgment call to also remove her second ovary.  This unfortunate event tears apart Andy and Tracy's relationship and is where the actual thriller begins.  Nicole Kidman, Alec Baldwin and Bill Pullman gave exceptional performances in this murder mystery.

 

The Extras


The only extra material is the original theatrical trailer.

 

Video & Audio

 

The image quality of this anamorphic widescreen DVD is very good.  The colors are accurate and saturated.  Shadow detail is also good.  The Dolby surround sound is balanced with a clear dialogue track.

 

Recommendation

 

If you're looking for a murder/action mystery that will make you shudder and scared stiff, look no further.

 

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