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A Mighty Heart [HD DVD] | ![A Mighty Heart [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515iomjmIOL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Michael Winterbottom
Actors: Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Irrfan Khan, Archie Panjabi, Mohammed Afzal
Studio: Paramount Vantage
Category: DVD
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Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 60981
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: Arabic (Original Language), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Urdu (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: HD DVD
Region: 0
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 108 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 17601
UPC: 097361317601
EAN: 0097361317601
ASIN: B000VDDENQ
Theatrical Release Date: June 22, 2007
Release Date: October 16, 2007
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Paramount A Mighty Heart (HD-DVD)Academy Award(R) winnerAngelina Jolie ("The Good Shepherd") "gives one the most commanding and moving performances of her career" (Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper) in this shocking true story based on Mariane Pearl's best-selling memoir. After her husband Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl (Dan Futterman "Urbania") is kidnapped by terrorists Mariane (Jolie) heads a desperate search for clues in a frantic raceagainst time to locate her missing husband. Directed by maverick filmmaker Michael Winterbottom ("The Road To Guantanamo") "A Mighty Heart" is a gripping story of faith hope and courage in the faceof tragedy.System Requirements:Run Time: 108 minutes Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: R UPC: 097361317601
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A Mighty Heart comes at the murder of journalist Daniel Pearl with a de-glamorized intensity: it's not a melodrama about Pearl's kidnapping and killing at the hands of Islamic terrorists, but a near-documentary about the process of trying to find him. Thus the center of the film is not Pearl (Dan Futterman) but his wife Mariane (Angelina Jolie), a cool customer who manages--almost--to maintain her calm throughout the weeks-long ordeal. Director Michael Winterbottom is less overtly political here than in his Road to Guantanamo, although the reactions of various authorities, from U.S. officials to local Pakistani cops, give the flavor of different attitudes and approaches. Jolie, playing the Dutch-Afro-Cuban Mariane Pearl, does nicely at playing her character's control (others marvel at her sangfroid), yet she remains recognizably human throughout. By no means a star turn, the movie leaves Mariane for long stretches, and other actors shine: Irfan Khan as a detective, Denis O'Hare as Daniel Pearl's Washington Post editor, and Will Patton as a stymied diplomat. As engrossing as the movie generally is, the point of emphasizing the police-procedural method is sometimes obscure. Oddly enough, by rejecting the usual string-pulling of conventional Hollywood drama, A Mighty Heart ends up without a strong point of view--as good as its pieces are. --Robert Horton
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 Well done, pretty realistic May 11, 2010
Bradley F. Smith (Miami Beach, FL)
This plays almost like a docudrama. The acting is quite realistic. The dialogue is almost flawless. There isn't a false moment in this film. Hollywood may have come calling, but this came out very true to its somber subject matter. We are never really sure why Daniel Pearl would risk his life just for yet another newspaper article that would be instantly forgotten. That aspect of the waste of his life is never mentioned. Angelina Jolie does a fantastic job as the young widow who says all the right things under extreme pressure. Even the nerdy WSJ editors come out just right. A thinking man's film.
 A Mighty Heart December 31, 2009
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
A compassionate movie, with a strong performance by Jolie. This movie is emotionally and viscerally compelling. This movie is about the tragic disappearance, intense search, and death of husband, father, and journalist Danny Pearl. Some people may find some parts a little drawn out and slow, but the intention and meaning of this movie outweighs all of that.
Hero, Heroic Love November 8, 2009
Medusa (Troy, MI)
Daniel Pearl's story is truthfully told in this movie, but it is told through the eyes of the woman who shares Pearl's legend as a hero, his wife. I'm not a big fan of Angelina Jolie, but I consider her performance in "A Mighty Heart" the best she has delivered.
True, the movie was criticized for not having enough details about Daniel's suffering in captivity. It's even documented that Daniel's friend Asra Nomani criticized the movie saying :" Danny himself had been cut from his own story". However, we need to understand that the intent of movie is to show the heart break of a woman who lost the love of her life in a horrible way. The documentary about Pearl is a must see and this movie is not in any way a substitute for that documentary. The movie tells a story, from Marian Pearl's point of view, of heroic love and a lovely soul that were so cruelly and horribly destroyed.
Marian Pearl understood that the killers were not about religion, as Daniel's best friend was a Muslim (Asra Nomani). The book, as well as the movie, shows Marian's political/spiritual maturity and understanding of the big and nasty political game.
Another great performance by Angelina Jolie September 1, 2009
Newton Ooi (Phoenix, Arizona United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Angelina Jolie, like her husband, Brad Pitt, are great at picking a wide cast of great and original movie roles to fill their career. In this film, Ms. Jolie plays Marianne Pearl, the wife of NY Times reporter Daniel Pearl. Both husband and wife were journalists, and were staying in Pakistan after the 9/11 attacks investigating Islamic fundamentalism. The movie follows the trials of Marianne as her husband is kidnapped, and eventually killed by Al Queda affiliated terrorists. The kidnapping happens early in the movie, and most of the film focuses on the investigation of the crime by Pakistani and American authorities, along with flashbacks of the Pearls' marriage. The movie is filmed in the style of a Michael Mann thriller, along the lines of Collateral or Miami Vice, with a feel of a documentary. The acting is top-notch, with Jolie being the biggest name in the movie. The film's setting is authentic, as the poverty, pollution, traffic, noise, dust and utter chaos of South Asia is brought to life as the vivid setting of this crime drama.
 Sorry to say - I also found it boring. May 1, 2009
Filmfan (Denmark)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I agree with the comments that it's a boring film - no matter how important the subject. And any actress could have played the part that Jolie plays. She just looks sad most of the time. Moves slowly, with a sad look. That's about all the acting that was done on her part, I'd say, except for one emotional scene. (Several people write about her beauty. I don't see that, either. But that's my problem, I guess.) Important subject, but a bad film, I think. Rent it before you buy it, I'd say.
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