Product Details

• Actors: Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani, Douglas McFerran
• Directors: Peter Howitt
• Writers: Howard Franklin
• Producers: Ashok Amritraj, C.O. Erickson, David Hoberman, David Nicksay, Julia Chasman
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: Spanish, French
• Dubbed: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• DVD Release Date: May 15, 2001
• Run Time: 109 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (122 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005AUDW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,969 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Antitrust (Special Edition)" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

In a world where unseen enemies can watch your every move, who can you trust? Ryan Phillippe (Cruel Intentions), Rachael Leigh Cook (She's All That), Claire Forlani (Meet Joe Black) and OscarÂ(r) winner* Tim Robbins star in this fast-paced, sizzling thriller that crackles with "genuine intrigue (Entertainment Today), "considerable suspense" and an "ingenious, stunningly cinematic payoff" (Los Angeles Times) you have to see to believe! Young, brilliant computer whiz Milo Hoffman (Phillippe) lands an exciting and lucrative job at the world's largest computer company, NURV. Handpicked by powerful C.E.O. Gary Winston (Robbins) to work on a project that will change the way the world communicates, Milo thinks he's found his dream job. But whenhis best friend, Teddy, is brutally murdered and clues lead to NURV's involvement, Milo becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth. With his cunning and beautiful girlfriend (Forlani) and a sexy programmer (Cook) to help him, Milo races to beat Teddy's murderers at their own cyber game. But as theyclose in on him, he realizes he may be too late to learn the most important code of all: Keep your friends close. Keep your enemies closer. And know which are which before you're killed. *2003: Supporting Actor, Mystic River

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars I Know what Tim Robbins Did Last Summer April 18, 2001

By Elderbear VINE™ VOICE

Format:VHS Tape

Ryan Phillippe acquits himself credibly as genius geek who gets his big break working for a Bill Gates wannabe, played by Tim Robbins. The biggest problem, going in, is open source versus commercialism. As the flick begins, Milo's (Phillippe's character) biggest dillemma is sorting out open-source Anarchism from Capitalist wage-slave (albeit elite) seduction.

While Milo makes the "wrong" choice, it propels him into the storyline of this movie. Slowly we see that Robbins would put a James Bond villain to shame. Eventually, Milo figures that out, too. Don't worry about being too slow to pick up what's going on, the major plot is spelled out so that even the most clueless jock can keep track.

Some interesting cinematic devices are used (notice the digital art during a climactic sequence) and the actors compel us to take part in the story. Plenty of clues forshadow important plot elements, so viewers may feel smarter than they really are as they predict what will happen next. For the real propellor heads, actual HTML & BASH codes are used. Massive Attack's "Angel" fits perfectly into a key dramatic moment.

How much longer can Tim Robbins go on playing charismatic psychopaths without getting typecast?

Four stars for plot, four stars for revealing the plot, four stars for acting. Overall, a great Friday night entertainment flick. Won't win any awards, but who cares? It's fun.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad science fiction, but interesting for historical reasons January 25, 2002

By A Customer

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

The idea of this film is that Bill Gates is secretly murdering young open-source and Linux programmers. The DVD ends with commentary by the director about how software should be open and free. The DVD begins with an FBI copyright warning. Think about it...

It's bad science fiction, but historically interesting because it was produced with the help of SUN Microsystem, to help make their most hated competator look bad in the public eye. A snapshot into the greed and machinations of a contentious industry, timed to coincide with the antitrust trial of Microsoft.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars The Charactor of the Content... March 24, 2001

By Nicholas M.M. Donovan

Format:DVD

The most important thing to remember is why this screenplay was brought to fruition in the movie theatre. The relevancy should be apparent. Often we have life imitating art. In this case the art is definitely imitating life in many ways.

Careful observation of the phenomenon known as Open Source (http://www.opensource.org) will reveal the real life David vs. Goliath conflict which Hollywood so dearly loves. It's not difficult to figure out which former technology CEO that Tim Robbins is parodying. Investigation into current press releases reveals that this type of anti-competitive behavior still exists in our current day market place.

You'll enjoy the movie if you like technology-oriented story lines or are a Linux geek. While there are story-line fractures overall it is a fun watch. Keep in mind the overall theme is a paranoia that the media, the government and everything else can be bought off or controlled by certain Mega Companies.

We all know this couldn't happen in "real-life" ... could it?