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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786305050025 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC ISBN: 6305050023 Label: Paramount Languages: Manufacturer: Paramount Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Paramount Release Date: April 06, 1999 Running Time: 96 minutes Studio: Paramount Theatrical Release Date: March 06, 1998 Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential video: If it hadn't been released in 1998 with a veteran cast of Hollywood's finest, you could swear that Twilight was a movie from the 1940s--the kind of intelligent mystery that would've made Humphrey Bogart feel right at home. To be sure, that was exactly the intention of director and co-writer Robert Benton (in collaboration with Nobody's Fool writer Richard Russo), but the film's blessing is also its curse. Benton and Russo are so enamored of vintage mystery plots and characters that their movie nearly succumbs to the burden of old-fashioned familiarity. As the title suggests, the movie's aging characters, led by Newman as a private eye who's almost literally on his last legs, are all on the downhill of life, their Hollywood glory days behind them. Newman's character lives in the luxury home of two fading stars (Gene Hackman, Susan Sarandon) who may or may not be connected to a murder plot that also involves one of Newman's old colleagues (James Garner). Whether they're literally in their final days (as in the case of Hackman's character) or just grasping for some comfort in their twilight years, these characters interact with the kind of worldly, intelligent dialogue that was common in the better movies of Hollywood's past. But while Twilight gives Newman yet another role to fit into like a favored old suit, the movie's so low-key that some viewers may find it hard to sit through. That's a shame, because the bombastic, frenetically paced films that dominated the 1990s may have diminished our collective capacity to appreciate the solid, character-driven movie tradition that Twilight attempts to revive. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating: - An All-Star Cast, a Good StoryI was in the mood for an old-school style murder/detective flick, and plugged this one in. 60 seconds into the film I get hit with a MAJOR "double" topless scene starring Reese Witherspoon (10 years younger). Gratuitous? Anyway, after re-gathering and re-trenching from that, I did indeed settle down into a Humphrey Bogartesque murder mystery. Maybe the most significant mark of this film is the very heavy-duty cast . . . Paul Newman (aged like fine wine), Gene Hackman (the BEST), Susan ... Read More Rating: - Solid performances by top actorsThis film features fine performances from screen legend Paul Newman, up and comer Reese Witherspoon, and more. This is a better film than the reviews it typically gets from most professional reviewers. Well worth watching, especially if you like the Paul Newman performance in Nobody's Fool. Rating:  - Terrific cast. That's all.There is a terrific cast here, and their acting is as good as usual. The story is good enough to keep you interested, but not really any better than a typical episode of some old detective show like the Rockford Files or Hart to Hart. It's not really about solving the crime from clues, but just Newman getting involved in murders and beat up, and I figured out who the real bad guy was right away. But if you're a fan of Paul Newman, Gene Hackman, Susan Sarandon, Stockard Channing, or James Garner, you'll ... Read More Rating:  - Old pros doing what they do best"Twilight" is an underrated gem, a modern classic that too few people have heard of and fewer seem to have seen. I usually get blank stares when I recommend it, but hear the movie's praises once people have watched it. If you're a fan of film noir, private eyes, mysteries or the trio of lead actors (Paul Newman, Gene Hackman and Susan Sarandon), "Twilight" should definitely take a spin in your DVD player. It's the best "modern-day" film noir I've seen, and it proudly wears its noir origins on ... Read More Rating: - Nostalgic, melancholy mystery saved by good performancesRetired policeman, former P.I., and recovering drunk Harry Ross (Paul Newman), lives above the garage on the sequestered Los Angeles estate of his one-time employers - movie stars Jack and Catherine Ames (Gene Hackman and Susan Sarandon). Jack Ames is gravely ill, and Harry is strongly attracted to Jack's immensely sympathetic wife. But matters take a dark turn when Jack asks Harry to deliver a package. Jack is being blackmailed, and Harry soon discovers that his friends' past may be darker than anyone suspects ... Read More |
