The Hottest State | 
| Director: Ethan Hawke
Actors: Sonia Braga, Daniel Ross, Jesse Harris, Mark Webber, Catalina Sandino Moreno
Studio: VELOCITY / THINKFILM
Category: DVD
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 61267
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd, Full Screen, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 117 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 55605
UPC: 821575556057
EAN: 0821575556057
ASIN: B000URDE8S
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: December 4, 2007
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Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 12/04/2007 Run time: 117 minutes Rating: R
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At first glance, Ethan Hawke's follow-up to Chelsea Walls is the ballad of a self-absorbed actor and an enigmatic singer. Below the surface, things are more complicated. An adaptation of his 1996 novel, The Hottest State feels more like an exorcism than a love story. Twenty-year-old William (Mark Webber, Broken Flowers), a Texan based in New York, falls for Sarah (Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace) moments after meeting her. In an instant, they've shacked up together, but she refuses to sleep with him. When he lands a job in Mexico, she agrees to come along, and they finally consummate their relationship. After that, though, she starts to withdraw. The more she moves away, the more desperate William becomes. As depictions of young love go, this one is more painful to watch than most, not because the acting is bad--the cast includes Hawke as William's father, Laura Linney as his mother, and Sonia Braga as Sarah's mother--but because a little William goes a long way. Aside from his anger control issues, he never stops talking. The entire story feels heavily autobiographical, down to William bragging to Sarah that he's a great actor. Assuming the young Hawke was just as boorish, the unvarnished honesty of his portrayal is to be commended. No doubt the writing of the book and directing of the film has helped him to move on, but that doesn't make The Hottest State comfortable viewing--though Jesse Harris's tuneful soundtrack helps to smooth the way. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 as i expected and in perfect condition May 1, 2009
Smirk Savage
the dvd was in perfect condition and exactly as i expected from the sellers statement. thank you.
For Anyone Who Has Ever Had Their Heart Broken September 9, 2008
John W. Schlatter (Grand Junction, Colorado)
If you have ever screwed up a great relationship you will find this film fascinating..William is YOU/and or me....It has a healing effect in letting the viewer know that others have experienced emtional pain and yet lived through it.....EGO (edging good out) is the real villian here..
Too much self absorbtion keeps one from understanding the object of their affection...One has to really admire Ethan Hawke's courage to put his story on the screen..A very thought provoking film, well worth the time spent watching it..
Rage of the first love June 30, 2008
Reader (Chicago, IL USA)
Ethan Hawke is known to the wide audiences as an actor and Uma Thurman's former husband. But Ethan is more than that: he is a writer of the novel and screenplay "The Hottest State" and he is a film director. In this independent film, Hawke tells a (universal) story of the first love. Kind that we feel only when we are young: it is intense, all consuming, irrational and wild. And when it is not returned with the same measure, or worse yet, when it is outright rejected by one of the people in the relationship, it can incapacitate person for a long time. It is at that time of hardship that we turn to people closest to us - our parents - in search of some advice, wisdom and guidance on how to overcome such overbearing emotional chaos. While film touches up life experiences most of us can relate to, I had an eerie feeling that, for Hawke, it is deeply autobiographical and personal account. In some moments, I felt like Hawke was loosing his way of being authentic - he shows two lovers in the hotel room where the girl has a tablecloth on her head, that simulates Spanish headscarf - almost like homage to one of the Picasso's paintings of his first wife Olga. Hawke is also paying homage to 20 years ago old movies like "The Last Picture Show" and "Paris, Texas" both fine movies, but "The Hottest State" just does not meet their intensity. Very fine music in this film, definitely good taste. Lots of potential here, but young Ethan Hawke has lots to learn yet. Let's hope he and Peter Bogdanovich ("The Last Picture Show"'s director) get to know each other well, so Bigdanovich can mentor young Hawke about directing and visual arts (paintings). While Sonia Braga was great, Laura Linney's performance was not up to the level I am used to seeing her at. Ethan Hawke himself also has a small, but powerful role in this movie.
Catalina May 29, 2008
Loren Portillo (SO. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA United States)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
All I got to say about this film is this. Catalina is nude in it and thats all I need to know to view it!
one of my favorites February 7, 2008
Sarah Himmelreich (PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of my favorite movies. The cast is stellar and it has a great soundtrack. Beyond that, it is one of the most "real" love stories I have ever seen in a movie. You can very easily see yourself in the shoes of the characters.
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