New to View: ‘Violent Year’ a gritty, but slow crime drama
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By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, April 7: A Most Violent Year (Blu-ray + Ultraviolet) Details: 2014, Lionsgate Rated: R, violence, language The lowdown: Oscar Isaacs and Jessica Chastain star in this dark, urban drama set in New York in the early 1980s when crime and corruption ran rampant. The story centers on Isaacs’ Abel Morales, whose successful oil-delivery business is being attacked and sabotaged by rivals. The film, though gritty, is more talk than action.
New to View: ‘Violent Year’ a gritty, but slow crime drama
New to View: ‘Violent Year’ a gritty, but…
New to View: ‘Violent Year’ a gritty, but slow crime drama
By Bob Bloom The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, April 7: A Most Violent Year (Blu-ray + Ultraviolet) Details: 2014, Lionsgate Rated: R, violence, language The lowdown: Oscar Isaacs and Jessica Chastain star in this dark, urban drama set in New York in the early 1980s when crime and corruption ran rampant. The story centers on Isaacs’ Abel Morales, whose successful oil-delivery business is being attacked and sabotaged by rivals. The film, though gritty, is more talk than action.