Shelter
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Shelter
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DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: February 2, 2016
- Originally Released: 2014
- Label: Screen Media
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Jennifer Connelly & Anthony Mackie | |
Performer: | Rob Morgan, Kevin Geer & Bruce Altman | |
Directed by | Paul Bettany | |
Edited by | John F. Lyons | |
Screenplay by | Paul Bettany | |
Director of Photography: | Paula Huidobro |
Entertainment Reviews:
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.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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.
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Observer
Rating: B --
A document on our judgment of the homeless-preconceptions and ignorance towards-as well as forgiveness.
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The Film Stage
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.
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Detroit News
Rating: C --
In his earnest effort to depict how tough life is for the downtrodden, [Bettany] dogpiles his two protagonists with manufactured misery ...
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AV Club
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.
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RogerEbert.com
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.
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New York Times
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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