The Big Picture

Getting the Life You Want Means Losing the Life You Have.
The Big Picture
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DVD Details

  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 55 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: March 19, 2013
  • Originally Released: 2010
  • Label: MPI Home Video

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Entertainment Reviews:

Certified Fresh86%

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Total Count: 43

Upright63%

AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 1,652
Rating: 3/4 -- Takes familiar material - involving a violent crime and an assumed identity - and nudges it just enough to keep us interested for most of the ride. Full Review
San Francisco Chronicle
Nov 21, 2012
Rating: 3/4 -- Duris is excellent, his hair and eyes growing wilder with each step of the journey, and he has solid support ... Full Review
Boston Globe
Oct 25, 2012
4 stars out of 5 -- Built around a multi-layered performance from Duris, it's a film unafraid to pose more questions than it answers.
Total Film
Aug 1, 2011
Rating: 3/4 -- Director Eric Lartigau tells the story slowly, less interested in suspense than in character.
Seattle Times
Nov 30, 2012
Makes full use of Duris' essential "lost" whimsicality. Full Review
East Bay Express
Nov 29, 2012
Rating: 3/4 -- Director Eric Lartigau, adapting American author Douglas Kennedy's novel, keeps the tension building as Paul tries to leave behind his past and warily assume another person's life.
Salt Lake Tribune
Nov 3, 2012
Rating: 2.5/4 -- It moves, with supple muscularity, toward a twisty and satisfying conclusion. Full Review
Washington Post
Nov 9, 2012

Product Description:

Successful family man Paul Exben (Romain Duris) gets a second shot at living the life he's always dreamed about after committing an impulsive crime of passion, assuming a new identity, and moving to a sleepy seaside community. Director Eric Lartigau teams with screenwriter Laurent de Bartillat to adapt the bestselling novel by author Douglas Kennedy.

Product Info

  • UPC: 030306901695
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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