Promised Land (Blu-ray + DVD) R
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Blu-ray Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 47 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: April 23, 2013
- Originally Released: 2012
- Label: Focus Features
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Frances McDormand, Rosemarie DeWitt & Hal Holbrook | |
Performer: | Terry Kinney, Tim Guinee & Lucas Black | |
Directed by | Gus Van Sant | |
Screenwriting by | Matt Damon & John Krasinski | |
Composition by | Danny Elfman | |
Story by | Dave Eggers | |
Produced by | Chris Moore | |
Director of Photography: | Linus Sandgren |
Entertainment Reviews:
3 stars out of 4 -- PROMISED LAND is actually a potent and powerful look at how the stressed economy is stressing farm communities across America.
Rolling Stone
A social-issue drama handled in a very human way, PROMISED LAND presents its environmental concerns in a clear, upfront manner.
Hollywood Reporter
Finding a John Sayles-ian rhythm between Danny Elfman’s dreamy score and DoP Linus Sandgren’s expansive vistas, Van Sant shows a gentle touch...
Total Film
Promised Land is a smart, character driven drama that takes an insightful look at a compelling environmental issue... But as the second act progresses, the movie begins to lose momentum.
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Celebuzz
Rating: 2/5 --
Not confident or bolshy enough about the subject, too aware of eco versus economic pros and cons ...
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Financial Times
3 stars out of 5 -- The story walks an intriguing ethical line between two wrongs: the pillage of the land by energy companies and the pillage of the people by recession.
Empire
Rating: 1/5 --
Van Sant is no Frank Capra, so why is he trying so hard to be?
Little White Lies
Product Description:
A small-town teacher stands up to a pair of drilling representatives who are determined to exploit the local resources, and receives some unexpected support as the community rallies to drive away the persistent interlopers in this drama from director Gus Van Sant. Steve Butler (Matt Damon) is a corporate salesman with a reputation for getting results. When the company he works for draws up plans to drill for natural gas in an economically depressed farming community, Steve and his partner (Frances McDormand) attempt to convince the locals that they have an opportunity to profit from the project. At first the locals are welcoming, but when venerable teacher Frank Yates (Hal Holbrook) voices objection, concerned locals Dustin (John Krasinski) and Alice (Rosemarie DeWitt) help to launch an effective grassroots campaign against the drilling. In addition to co-producing and co-starring in PROMISED LAND, Damon and Krasinski also collaborated on the screenplay for the film, adapted from a story by Dave Eggers (WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, AWAY WE GO).