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21 Grams (2003)

Sean Penn , Naomi Watts , Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu  |  R |  DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (248 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio Del Toro, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Melissa Leo
  • Directors: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
  • Writers: Guillermo Arriaga
  • Producers: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Robert Salerno
  • Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS ES), French (Unknown)
  • Subtitles: Spanish, French
  • Dubbed: French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Universal Studios
  • DVD Release Date: March 16, 2004
  • Run Time: 125 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (248 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001CNRRU
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,543 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "21 Grams" on IMDb

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Editorial Reviews

The emotionally and physically charged lives of three people, a college professor (Sean Penn), an ex-con (Benicio Del Toro) and a young mother with a reckless past (Naomi Watts), collide unexpectedly in this gripping suspense thriller.

Fate brought them together. Now vengeance will take them to the heights of love, the depths of revenge and the promise of redemption. Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Naomi Watts give the finest performances of their careers in the film that is "tantalizingly alive!" - Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Like a grisly roadside accident...we couldn't look away December 31, 2005
Format:DVD
We watched 21 Grams last night.

To counteract the severely intense, tragic film we watched Leno's monolog about half-way through and, after the movie was over, Seinfeld Season Five's "The Marine Biologist." Even with humor during and after, we still went to bed feeling depressed.

This is not a film for the faint of heart (or even faint of mind). It requires one to suspend all hope and pay attention to the slow, choppy unfolding of the story.

As others have noted, this film unravels in a distinctly non-linear fashion -- story lines overlapping, backing up, coming at you from the past (or the future - hard to say which), all interspersed to tell the tale of three couples whose lives intersect in tragic, unexpected ways. (Remember Memento? This film owes a lot to that ground-breaking effort.)

Death, drugs, tragedy, sex, hopelessnes, spiritual and emotional devastation -- all these themes and images are pounded into the viewer from people whose lives have forever fallen apart.

Sean Penn is riveting, as usual. But so are Benicio Del Toro and Naomi Watts (who, I think, turned in the performance of her career).

All I could think about while I watched the movie was this: Life turns on a dime. At any given moment, my life could take a turn like the lives of these characters. Many lives take that turn every single day, and the downward spiral begins. That fear of sudden devastation chilled me to the bone the whole time I watched film. So, in effect, even though this isn't a traditional thriller or horror movie, it still scared the hell out of me.

I'm not sure this is the kind of movie I'll be able to watch again. But I'm definitely sure it's one I'll never be able to forget.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars "they say you lose 21 grams when you die" November 5, 2005
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Format:DVD
21 grams is an underated gem with a splendid cast. It is one of the best movies that I've ever seen and is also one of the most original. It has a brilliant cast including Sean Penn, Benicio Del Torro and Naomi Watts. The acting alone is worth the watch but the movie..wow..
21 grams is a deep movie and will require the watcher's full attention. It won't all make sense until the end because of the way that it is formatted. The movie is so original because it throws random scenes at the screen. One might be from the past..one from the future..etc.. For example, one scene you see Benicio Del Torro in prison, the next in a church, the next as a construcion worker. One scene you see Sean Penn bleeding to death, the next smoking, the next driving his car. Now that's what is so original and genius about the movie...it makes you open your mind and the scipt is brilliantly conceived.
You will be scratching your head at times and be like "what is going on?" because the movie's goal is to connect all of these scenes in the end. It makes you watching till the wonderful conclusion.

There is no need in talking about the plot because that was something that I enjoyed discovering on my own during the movie. It includes vengeance, tragedies, life and death, and change. Some characters go from being happy to depressed and drug users; others change from violent to religious; others go from dying to being saved.
The movie has cruel ironies a plenty and the movie is so powerful that you will be thinking about it for a while. Everything in this movie has a message and a point so pay attention.
21 grams is one of the best movies out there..as well as one of the most tragic. It is a must see and can be comapred to the movie Crash. But 21 grams is a better movie for many reasons. The acting is better in 21 grams as is the originalty and the script. Where Crash has difficulties with unrealism and being corny and cheesy, 21 grams does not as it always stays realistic, original and splendid.
The scene where the boy is using the leaf blower is wonderfully done. To see the car pass by, him drop the leaf blower without showing anything graphic like most movies would..wow. This way is much better and much more powerful. So please watch this gem, one of the best movies out there, a must see.
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23 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Life, Death and Redemption. October 19, 2004
Format:VHS Tape
This is a hard film to see and understand, nevertheless is outstanding and deserves to be seen.

Film director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has developed a complex, tasty and compromised "film d'art". We may trace different stylistic influences on this movie: Quentin Tarantino's (Pulp Friction) non linear time sequence and some touches of Kieslowski's (The Double Life of Veronique) casual but most meaningful encounters between different characters.

Inarritu transforms an ordinary everyday issue in a strange, tangled and puzzling drama.

The story is as follows: there is a sick mathematician waiting for a heart transplant as last resort to survive; there is an ex-con trying to make a new clean life for him and his family; there is a family father taking care of his daughters. Tragedy and fate reunite all these elements into a griping tale.

Main actress and actors in the film perform greatly.

Sean Penn, as the feeble hearted mathematician, is able to express and transmit the anguish of nearly dying man. Afterwards he shows the compulsive need to find who his donor was.

Benicio Del Toro, as the ex-con, presents a very convincing mask of a tormented man trying to overcome his addictions and drawbacks in order to have a new opportunity.

Last but not least, Naomi Watts, as the widow of the donor, gives a performance full of subtleties.

Viewing this movie in DVD gives the unique opportunity to go back to previous scene when you get lost.

A tasty dish for movie fans. Enjoy!

Reviewed by Max Yofre.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Alejandro González Iñárritu
Purchased this film after my first viewing, because I didn't quite grasp the entire story the first time around yet still found it thoroughly enjoyable. Read more
Published 11 days ago by preston purdy
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty darn good!!
This film was heartbreaking, sad, and touching in it's realism. It's one of those films that takes a little time to get in harmony with, but once there it has a lot to say about... Read more
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Published 2 months ago by Amiram Burg
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent film and provides inspiring storytelling
I love films that have separate lives that are mixed together, and this one does exactly that. I think anyone who enjoys foreign film will want this!
Published 5 months ago by O. Guzman
5.0 out of 5 stars Cheao Movies and quality return for you money
Will continue to order .Even as it was reported to be used ,it looked new and play flawlessly.Couldnt have been easier.
Published 5 months ago by Michael W.Woolwine
5.0 out of 5 stars 21 GRAMS TONS OF ENTERTAINMENT
GREAT MOVIE. QUITE .DIFFERENT IN CONTENT AND PRESENTATION.. I RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY. NOT LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT, BUT WORTH THE WATCH. IT KEEPS YOU INTERESTED!
Published 5 months ago by Johnathan McWray
5.0 out of 5 stars Good condition
I haven't seen this movie at all but it did come to me in very good condition. If any lovers of this movie are looking to get it, then this is legit.
Published 12 months ago by Miyu
3.0 out of 5 stars Manipulative and Too Long.
Viewed: 4/04, 10/11
Rate: 7

10/11: So...how many cartons of cigarettes does Sean Penn waste per film that he stars in? Read more
Published 19 months ago by Austin Somlo
5.0 out of 5 stars How much does 21 grams weigh?
Why should you watch this film, one that so many people have given poor reviews to for being too unnecessarily sad and/or depressing? Read more
Published 20 months ago by J. Kingery
1.0 out of 5 stars 21 Grams
DVD was defective - Skipped first thrid of the move. The rest of the movie was all broken up. Probably not worth returning!

DVD was defective!!

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Published 20 months ago by Diane Dare
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What are the special features?
amazon lists just one making of featurette on the disc...If its true, then this has to be another shameless double dip...They could've released a real 2 disc set or something with some real meaty extras or they could've included this making-of on the previous edition of the dvd as well. Why buy... Read more
Oct 4, 2006 by Mohd Jafar |  See all 3 posts
explain 21 grams--the term. The film says we lose 21 grams when we die....
To understand the title of the film is to understand what "21 grams" pertains to - the Soul. When a person dies, the body is believed to lose 21 grams which is supposedly the weight of the Soul.

First, the movie is about human lives as three characters struggle to find meaning in... Read more
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