Shelter

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item number:  763ED
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DVD Details

  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: February 2, 2016
  • Originally Released: 2014
  • Label: Screen Media

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 761
Rating: 2.5/4 -- Despite its terrific performances and its great use of locations, Shelter doesn't have enough substance to hold your attention or linger in the mind for long. Full Review
Philadelphia Inquirer
Nov 12, 2015
Rating: 2.5/4 -- Some people will find it too emotionally wrenching to watch, but there are moments of raw, understated sensitivity, encapsulating the ache of regret at the heart of Shelter. Full Review
Observer
Nov 11, 2015
Rating: B -- A document on our judgment of the homeless-preconceptions and ignorance towards-as well as forgiveness. Full Review
The Film Stage
Feb 20, 2016
Rating: B -- Both actors bring confused dignity and downright anguish to their roles, and if Bettany eventually begins piling the woes on a bit heavy, they make you believe that as dark as things get, they're still more than possible. Full Review
Detroit News
Nov 13, 2015
Rating: C -- In his earnest effort to depict how tough life is for the downtrodden, [Bettany] dogpiles his two protagonists with manufactured misery ... Full Review
AV Club
Nov 12, 2015
Rating: 2.5/4 -- What started as an engaging character study falls apart when the cards that Tahir and Hannah are dealt are so obviously and overtly stacked against them at every turn. Full Review
RogerEbert.com
Nov 13, 2015
Mr. Bettany's sketchy, unconvincing screenplay is more interested in Ms. Connelly's execution of exploitative stunts than in seriously examining the social crisis it purports to lament. Full Review
New York Times
Nov 12, 2015

Product Description:

In this raw and sentimental drama, a Nigerian busker (Anthony Mackie) and a formerly well-to-do junkie (Jennifer Connelly) form an unlikely partnership after meeting on the streets of Manhattan. The lucky find of an abandoned luxury apartment offers both an opportunity to reassess their lives before the killing winter cold arrives.

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Product Info

  • UPC: 814838014203
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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