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Framed (A&E American Justice) [VHS]

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3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Framed is one of Timothy Dalton's best pieces of work. But this version has been cut to shreds. The original is four hours long. With this DVD, half the film is missing and it was not padding they cut. If you can find the full version, then great, buy it. Just don't purchase the two hour version.

I saw this movie innitially when it came out in Europe for tv as a mini series. A few years later it was aired again on tv. I enjoyed the movie just as much the second time around as the first, and now I am buying the movie for my husband to experience it. I don't think this is the full version, as I seem to remember the movie to be much longer than 115 minutes, but maybe that is because it was cut up into episodes. If it is not the full version, then that's very dissapointing, because a dvd can hold more than enough information. Anybody know the truth on the length of this movie? I'm just puzzled since the previous reviewer mentioned this. None the less, this is a great psychological action detective to enjoy!

Why the studio would decide to release this version is beyond my understanding. I bought this version by mistake several months ago while looking for the full version. I purchased one full-length version from ebay not long ago at a very good price and am very happy to own it (the UK 3,5 hours VHS PAL full version is deleted and you can only hope to buy it secondhand). It is as one reviewer said 'a mind boggling' thriller and lots of cuts were made that are important to the plot.

Three stars for this version, because it has been cut to shreds. The uncut version deserves its full five stars. 3,5 hours of film as opposed to the 2 hours cut version, you can imagine missing a lot of suspense!

Additional note on September 21st 2009: The R2 uncut DVD version is available.

I didn't see the original, so I wasn't disappointed by not seeing the full-length version. (But this version is so good that I can see how it must be disappointing to those who got to see a couple more hours of it.) This is an excellent production, with fine acting by everyone. It's fascinating to see how Eddie Myers seduces so many of the people around him. I really had no idea how it was going to end, and had a clenched stomach for the last 10 minutes. I've seen very few movies that did that to me. I'd say it's some of Timothy Dalton's best work.

Timothy Dalton at his enigmatic, devious best. This is a dark, engrossing cat-and-mouse mystery starring an excellent British cast. Dalton, one of my all-time favorites despite some appalling role choices, here plays a mysterious criminal who engages in a chilling head game with the young police officer assigned to "babysit" him while the police interrogate him. Dalton's character's gradual corruption of the naive young officer gives the main impetus to this at times heart-stopping tale of intrigue and psychological hide and seek.

I am a fan of Timothy Dalton and was elated to see this movie being released for I have both a copy off of A&E tv and
a copy of the orginial via a good friend but when I played this I was simply heartbroken!! DVD's can hold so much more so why did they release such a version? The plot is very hard to follow and the movie doesn't flow like it did in the full version! If you can somehow obtain this version from British TV or the A&E copy by all means go for that and see what you are missing!

yes, this version has been cut, cut a lot! I don't know how I would react to this version if I weren't so familiar with the original. I miss the missing footage. It added texture to a work that is now little more than plot. Why do this on DVD? and to a character driven film? The original is more than twice as long as this version.I long for the original.

This 1992 British psychological suspense thriller was written by Lynda La Plante, writer of Prime Suspect and Trial and Retribution, and I think most fans of PBS's erstwhile Mystery! series should enjoy this film, which is captivating and satisfying but not as hard-edged as the other two series mentioned.

For those unfamiliar with Lynda La Plante in particular or with British productions in general, this is not an action-packed thriller with plenty of the shoot-outs and car chases that one comes to expect from Hollywood productions. Certainly, there is some action and there is plenty of suspense, but it is entertainment of a more cerebral nature wherein the viewer watches with an active mind. Indeed, you'll be thinking about the show long after it ends as you try to piece together in your mind just what exactly happened.

Briefly, and without giving anything away, Timothy Dalton splendidly portrays Eddie Myers, a wily criminal who some time ago had grassed on his accomplices in a bank robbery but managed to escape from custody before the trial. Although the money had never been found, a corpse turned up which had been identified as being Myers. The film opens when Larry Jackson (David Morrissey), a young police officer on holiday in Spain, spots someone who he is certain is Myers. Myers is picked up, and having thus feathered his cap, Jackson is given the honour of being Myers' shadow while he is, once again, in custody. And so begin the mind games, for Jackson's task is get into Myers' mind. But is Jackson getting into Myers' mind, or is Myers getting into Jackson's mind? That is the issue, and like watching a cat toying with a mouse, the film moves at a pace that allows the viewer to witness the progress that each character makes (or thinks he makes).

In conclusion, I found this to be a good, solid psycological suspense thriller in which one really didn't know who had the upper hand, who was the winner, and who the loser until the very end. And even then we are not entirely certain. Most British productions benefit from repeated viewings (making them, in my opinion, good value for money), and this one is certainly no exception.

Recommended to fans of British suspense dramas in general, and particularly to fans of PBS's Mystery! series.

Being a big Timothy Dalton fan, especially from his role as James Bond I decided to give you the true feeling about some of his other credits. Here wee discuss 'Framed' which I think is one of his better works. Why? Because it has a very good plot, good supporting cast and a good twist to keep you guessing what is about to come next!
Tim's character was well written and it seems he put a lot of thought into picking this role, something he tends to lack in other choices!
Timothy West puts in an excellent performance as ever and the two work well against each other, if you were hesitating about whether to pick this film, don't hesitate any more it's worth getting!!

I HAVE HEAR THIS DVD NOT COMPLETE AND I AM SURE THAT IS TRUE BUT WHAT I SAW WAS VERY VERY GOOD ONE OF DALTON'S BEST