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Crew, The


Genre: Comedy

Reviewed In Issue 49 (June 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Dan Hedaya, Seymour Cassel, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jennifer Tilly, Lainie Kazan, Miguel Sandoval & Jeremy Piven

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 4.5
DD Sound Rating: 3.5
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Critics' Composite Score: 2.5
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Special Features
Includes forced ads a making-of featurette, a montage of action sequences, biographies, and the theatrical trailer.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Touchstone Home Video
(Catalog Number): 21652
(MPAA Rating): PG13
(Rating Reason):

Rated PG13 for sexual content, violence, and language.
(Retail Price): $32.99
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 87
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2000
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 03/13/01
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Michael Dinner
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Together since they were hitmen-in-training, The Crew (Dreyfuss, Reynolds, Hedaya and Cassel), have worked as a team...gleefully intimidating business owners, fitting a deadbeat gambler for cement overshoes, or knocking off a few rival mobsters. But enough of the good-old-days. Now, these golden-oldie gangsters are kicking back at their Miami Beach hotel...the Raj Mahal. That is, until they are faced with eviction and decide to orchestrate one last hit in order to save their ocean views. (Laurie Sevano)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits a pleasing picture, with colors that are rich and vibrant, with natural fleshtones, and deep blacks. Images are sharp and detailed, with nicely rendered depth and clarity. Though the picture can have a slightly dark character, contrast and shadow delineation are satisfactory throughout. There is no distracting edge enhancement or pixelization, for a picture that is clean and solid throughout. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby