Product Details

• Actors: Carl Alacchi, Armand Assante, Bob Babinski, Maria Bertrand, Danny Blanco
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: June 4, 2002
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000065B0G
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,474 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Federal Protection" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 06/04/02
Wide Screen: no
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Supporting cast protects "Protection", September 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Federal Protection (DVD)

Federal protection is stylishly directed be Anthony (Hell Raiser)Hickox. Visions of early Tarantino are evident here, as comedy mixes with violence. Although Armand Assante is the big name draw on this video box, it is the supporting cast who steal the show.

Dina Meyer and David Lipper are simply the most interesting to watch, as they combine a sexy performance with great comedic timing. Assante is his usual solid self, staying with the familiar gangster role.

I reccommend this film to anyome who likes movies such as Reservoir Dogs, The Heist, and Witness.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars They Can Run but They Can't Hide, January 28, 2006

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Acute Observer (By the Shore NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Federal Protection (DVD)

This is a modern version of the 'film noir' genre popular in the late 1940s Hollywood, mostly lower budget films made to feed the chains of theatres. This was mostly filmed in Canada and has many faces not usually seen in Hollywood films. It reminded me of 'Rififi', that 1950s classic that is all but forgotten. Or blacklisted?

It has the usual collection of "average" people who live amoral lives. The husband's adultery with his sister-in-law would be shocking decades ago, but shows like "Jerry" flaunt these people everyday in Reality TV. People who are sleazy are tempted to betray a neighbor for a million dollars. "Those who would sup with the devil should use a long spoon" goes the saying. Of course something goes wrong; amateurs can't match professionals. The scheming pair pay a higher price than they demanded. The "hero" and "heroine" survive, but that is needed for a profitable film. People want to believe that some goodness gets some reward. Some people would question the realism of this action story, but "its only a movie".

That neighborhood is shown as barren of life, or, it could be the need to rein in production costs. That scene in Chicago was the most expensive and could explain the other sparse scenes.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent plot, but very weak ending., November 4, 2003

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"brent2755" (McKinney, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Federal Protection (DVD)

A comedy? Hardly. This movie has some very good action scenes and an engaging (if predictable) plot. Overall, the movie is entertaining, but somebody really missed the opportunity for a great ending. I won't blow it for you by describing how they missed it, but if you do watch this one you'll probably have the same perception -- something is missing at the end, but there's not enough missing to expect a sequel (not to say that they won't cobble one together).