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Article: Sonny.(video recording review)(Video Recording Review)
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- Video Business
- Article date:
- August 18, 2003
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Color: R (mature themes, language, violence, sexual situations, nudity), 110 min., VHS rental, DVD $26.98 DVD: director/producer/screenwriter's commentary Street: Aug, 19, Prebook: now First Run: L, Dec. 2009.
Story Line: In early '80s New Orleans, a young hustler (Franco) wants to lose the reputation he has earned working for his madam mother (Blethyn).
Bottom Line: Allowing a movie star to put himself behind the camera has always been a dicey proposition, and Sonny--Cage's directorial debut--doesn't rewrite history. The fact that it barely registered at the box office probably surprised some, because this is a film with major arthouse appeal: a boutique cast, a ...
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