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Earl Brooks is a man whose seemingly perfect family and status in the community hide an ugly secret. Brooks constantly says the plea of an addict--the Serenity Prayer--but he's not in the grip of drugs or alcohol. Instead, his neat little bow tie belies a man with an urge to kill.

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ProducerRaynold Gideon, Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner

EAN5039036036580

eBay Product ID (ePID)63782279

Product Key Features

ActorReiko Aylesworth, Demi Moore, Jason Lewis, Matt Schulze, Marg Helgenberger, William Hurt, Danielle Panabaker, Aisha Hinds, Kevin Costner, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Dane Cook

Film/TV TitleMr. Brooks

DirectorBruce A. Evans

LanguageEnglish

Run Time116 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

FormatDVD

Release Year2008

FeaturesCommentary by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon\Deleted Scenes\Three Featurettes, Widescreen

GenreThriller, General

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Number of Discs1

Certificate18

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ReviewsEmpire - This remains a blackly funny noir treat thanks to Costner and Hurt's double-act

Additional InformationKevin Costner stars as Earl Brooks, a man whose seemingly perfect family and status in the community hide an ugly secret. Brooks constantly says the plea of an addict--the Serenity Prayer--but he's not in the grip of drugs or alcohol. Instead, his neat little bow tie belies a man with an urge to kill. Though he's staved off that desire for two years, it has returned thanks to the efforts of his evil inner voice (William Hurt, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE). He is caught in the act by a man who calls himself Mr. Smith (Dane Cook, EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH), but Mr. Smith doesn't want to turn Brooks in. The smarmy amateur photographer wants to learn from Brooks's methodical ways and become a killer himself. Meanwhile, a tough cop (Demi Moore, BOBBY) hunts for the man responsible for deaths all over Portland while she deals with issues in her own life. MR. BROOKS presents a fascinating portrait of a man at war with himself. As the devil on Brooks's shoulder, Oscar winner Hurt adeptly alternates between menace and glee, adding to a resume already replete with varied roles. Though Costner is mostly known for playing nice guys (FIELD OF DREAMS) and charming rogues (BULL DURHAM), his performance as the tortured killer is interesting to watch, and he rises to the challenge of playing a completely different character than the kind he is known for. MR. BROOKS is an engaging thriller that goes into the fractured mind of a murderer, while also delivering an intriguing maze of multiple subplots.

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleMr. Brooks

Consumer AdviceContains strong bloody violence

WriterRaynold Gideon, Bruce A. Evans