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Three Blind Mice
Paramount // PG-13 // June 29, 2004
List Price: $24.99 [Buy now and save at Amazon]
THE MOVIE
When it comes to the acting in Three Blind Mice, there's Brian Dennehy and then there's everyone else. I've always felt that Dennehy was one of Hollywood's more underappreciated actors, and he does a great job here – bringing life to what otherwise might feel like a Lifetime Movie of the Week (half true - Three Blind Mice is a made-for-television film, but aired first on CBS).
As the story begins, three young Vietnamese men are found murdered, and the evidence points to one man. That man is Steven Leeds (John Doman), who had threatened the men with death following a trial in which they were acquitted on the charge of beating up Leeds' wife (Debrah Farentino).
Dennehy plays attorney Matthew Hope, a man who also served with Leeds in Vietnam. He agrees to take Leeds case and attempts to track down the truth of what happened to the three men – even if it leads to Leeds himself.
Three Blind Mice plays out much in the way you would expect it – with characters being too smart for their own good at times, and too dumb at other times, depending on what the storyline calls for. One particularly silly moment is when Hope gives up on trying to track down a license plate that a witness claims begins with the number "2", when he discovers that no license plates in the state begin with numbers, but with letters. It doesn't occur to him until much later that a "2" looks exactly like a certain letter of the alphabet.
But it's Dennehy's acting – not necessarily the plot – that makes Three Blind Mice worth a look. The storyline requires Dennehy to be in almost every scene of the movie, so fans of his should really enjoy watching him embody the character that he plays here.
THE DVD
Video:
The picture is presented in its original 4:3 full-frame format, and is only average for a DVD release. The picture shows some grain, and a certain amount of softness – making the quality only a step or two above what a VHS release would be.
Audio:
The audio is presented in 2.0 Dolby Digital and serves its purpose, with clear dialogue and no apparent glitches or distractions in the sound.
Extras:
There are no extras on this DVD. Viewers will only get a "Scene Selection" and "Play Movie" option in the menu.
THE BOTTOM LINE
The DVD is obviously designed to be a rental item, and that's what I'm going to recommend. Die-hard Dennehy fans may want to consider adding this one to their collection (it's one of his better TV movies), but for the rest of us, Three Blind Mice makes for an enjoyable rental.
When it comes to the acting in Three Blind Mice, there's Brian Dennehy and then there's everyone else. I've always felt that Dennehy was one of Hollywood's more underappreciated actors, and he does a great job here – bringing life to what otherwise might feel like a Lifetime Movie of the Week (half true - Three Blind Mice is a made-for-television film, but aired first on CBS).
As the story begins, three young Vietnamese men are found murdered, and the evidence points to one man. That man is Steven Leeds (John Doman), who had threatened the men with death following a trial in which they were acquitted on the charge of beating up Leeds' wife (Debrah Farentino).
Dennehy plays attorney Matthew Hope, a man who also served with Leeds in Vietnam. He agrees to take Leeds case and attempts to track down the truth of what happened to the three men – even if it leads to Leeds himself.
Three Blind Mice plays out much in the way you would expect it – with characters being too smart for their own good at times, and too dumb at other times, depending on what the storyline calls for. One particularly silly moment is when Hope gives up on trying to track down a license plate that a witness claims begins with the number "2", when he discovers that no license plates in the state begin with numbers, but with letters. It doesn't occur to him until much later that a "2" looks exactly like a certain letter of the alphabet.
But it's Dennehy's acting – not necessarily the plot – that makes Three Blind Mice worth a look. The storyline requires Dennehy to be in almost every scene of the movie, so fans of his should really enjoy watching him embody the character that he plays here.
THE DVD
Video:
The picture is presented in its original 4:3 full-frame format, and is only average for a DVD release. The picture shows some grain, and a certain amount of softness – making the quality only a step or two above what a VHS release would be.
Audio:
The audio is presented in 2.0 Dolby Digital and serves its purpose, with clear dialogue and no apparent glitches or distractions in the sound.
Extras:
There are no extras on this DVD. Viewers will only get a "Scene Selection" and "Play Movie" option in the menu.
THE BOTTOM LINE
The DVD is obviously designed to be a rental item, and that's what I'm going to recommend. Die-hard Dennehy fans may want to consider adding this one to their collection (it's one of his better TV movies), but for the rest of us, Three Blind Mice makes for an enjoyable rental.
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