The Distraction

Starring:Evan Jones, Dean Bukowski, Jennifer Pruitt, Elora Hayes, Colin A. Grube, Rich Morris, Rebecca Stow, Olee Wade, Katheryn Cain, Lisa DeLucca-Dudman, Kelly Nick, Tom Palmer, Jeff McDonald (II)
Director: Greg Tennant
Studio: Vanguard Cinema
Product Type: DVD

Description

Two media moguls with the world at their feet have started a no-holds-barred battle for supremacy. Their weapons: the newspapers, magazines and television stations they own. Their ammunition: blackmail, bribery, sexual manipulation and revelation.

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HAD POTENTIAL, BUT FALLS SHORT.......2006-09-20

This was a film that has it's moments. I laughed at quite a few scenes, however, the film falls short. It could have been a very, very good film. The biting satire in the film was good, but not good enough to sustain the rest of the film. Two media moguls, Julian Messenger [Ben Kingsley] and Lionel Powers [Gabriel Byrne] are vying to control the latest Pro-football team. The owner of the team, Billy Paxton [R. Lee Ermey] has to walk a very fine line between the two. As does everyone else.

These two powerful men are known for their underhanded and vile attacks against each others interests. However, what they have never done is to personally attack each other: Family members included. This is about to change, however, when both men go after each other with a vengeance. In turn, they both leave victims in their midst: Ruining lives, laying off workers, gossip, tabloid journalism, you name it. As the power struggle continues, they both come to the conclusion that enough damage has been caused. But not until after countless people are hurt in there pursuit of the football franchise.

I would recommend renting the film. I noticed that amazon has this listed as VHS, however, I did obtain a DVD of the film about 4 years ago, so I do know that the film was released on DVD at one time. The DVD is excellent, however, it is in the terrible square-box-format. Nonetheless, the picture quality is very good. I would recommend watching the film, there are some pretty hilarious moments in it. And if you can pick up the DVD, grab it.
[STARS: 3.5]

Anti-climax.......2004-09-13

This movie shows great promise, and builds up plenty of potential for a great war of dirty information between the two main characters, but the movie fails to see it through, and feels as though it has stopped in the middle. I still haven't worked out what role, if any, the housewife and her out-of-work husband play in the movie. They seem to have a lot of screen-time, but their story runs independant of the main plot. Great acting from Kingsley and Byrne, but they are both wasted on this movie. They are all that carries this turkey. Like I said, great potential wasted!

One of the funniest satires I've ever seen.......1999-11-11

If you want to see one of the best, maybe the best, satire on the media (maybe topping even "Network"?), then this movie is for you. Don't miss it. I swear, a number of times I laughed so hard I cried.

Well done satire. Intelligent and engaging........1999-07-24

Kingsly and Byrne are excellent in this biting satire that often turns to black comedy in an excellent commentary on modern high-powered wheeling and dealing in the corporate world. Twists and turns galore in a tightly woven plot that promises and delivers surprise after surprise in a wonderfuly written plot. Equally engaging is the sub-plot of Mr. and Mrs. anyone caught up in the aftermath of the duel between two media mogules (hence the title).

Customer Reviews:

Let's Talk Cars.......2007-05-08

This entry provides another variation of stories in the Morse series. The apparent unrelated murder of three women challenges Morse to find a common denominator which will tie the deaths together. With no apparent link, Morse begins to reach for clues. The music of Cole Porter is our background sound track as Morse becomes obsessed with an auto dealer as the culprit. To this end homes are entered and searched without a warrant and an arrest is made without probable cause - all of which incurs the wrath of Superintendent Strange - so much so that he pulls Morse off the case. Lewis is also upset with the irregularities and withdraws from assisting Morse. As usual Morse continues, unofficially, along with a police specialist, who deals in crimes against females. With only two other legitimate suspects we are in for quite an ending. Along the way Morse attends driving school and discusses his Jaguar at length. The story is straight forward; a solid four star effort.

Intricate. Unexpected. Thought-Provoking. Sad........2005-08-24

The story opens with murder. A single woman is found slain and there are precious few clues. And then another victim is killed in a similar fashion. There are still no clues. Suddenly, a correlation appears to surface: the women bought their cars from the same dealer. Morse and his crew spring into action swiftly to bring their man to justice. Ignoring procedures, protocols, and even the law, they rush to judgment.

"Driven to Distraction" is a fine piece of mystery writing but the saddest of the Morse episodes. Without revealing too much, we find our lovable curmudgeon a little less lovable. He takes on a decidedly more human (i.e. flawed character) than before. There is a reflective sadness about this episode that is rather haunting.

Driven to the Wrong Conclusion.......2002-06-16

Like a lot of the Inspector Morse films, a big clue to cracking the case is contained in the title. Including Morse and Lewis, there is a third person who plays an equally significant part in the investigations in this film: DS Maitland, an expert on crimes against women, of which this case is. She just happens to be one, too. This is perhaps the most straightforward storyline, with only a few twists and turns, one of which crops up at the very end, turning the investigation upside down, and also causing everything to fall into place and make sense. Morse is adamant he has his man from the very start and his contempt for the individual, not only an arrogant car salesman but a blackmailer and convicted wifebeater to boot, blinds his judgment. There are many red herrings in this case and the general rule in writing a "whodunit" - i.e. make the last person the viewer would expect to have done it, do it - is employed cunningly. Overall, this is another shining example of the classy series, brilliantly written by Academy Award Winner Anthony Minghella and directed by Sandy Johnson. It is not difficult to see why this is one of the Morse films Colin Dexter selected as his favorites.

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Starring: Dean Bukowski , Evan Jones , Jennifer Pruitt , Elora Hayes , and Colin A. Grube
Director: Greg Tennant
Manufacturer: Vanguard Cinema
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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