Shattered |  | Director: Mike Barker
Actors: Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler, Maria Bello, Claudette Mink
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 5830
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 22259
UPC: 031398222590
EAN: 0031398222590
ASIN: B000WP07F6
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: December 25, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Neil (Gerard Butler) and Abby (Maria Bello) have a perfect marriage and a worry-free life until their young daughter goes missing and a strange gunman (Pierce Brosnan) named Ryan shows up. Clearly masterminding the kidnapping Ryan insists the couple perform various tasks for him in order to protect their child from any harm. After they've committed to multiple strenuous orders Ryan escalates to a request that may be impossible to fulfill. System Requirements:Run time: 94 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 031398222590 Manufacturer No: 22259
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Pierce Brosnan takes a step away from James Bond with his malevolent role in Shattered. Neil Randall (Gerard Butler) seems a loving father and the perfect husband for his happy wife Abby (Maria Bello). But when the two leave their daughter with a babysitter and drive off, a man with a gun (Brosnan) appears in their backseat and puts them through a series of tests that threaten to destroy their marriage. Shattered is a taut little thriller that comes to a not entirely satisfying end; once we learn what's behind the kidnapper's games, the air goes out of the movie. But as it goes along, Shattered has a lot of momentum, mystery, and tension, and the solid cast keeps the emotions gritty and intense. Brosnan works his steely-eyed squint, Butler practically foams at the mouth with repressed rage, and Bello manages to be frightened, determined, and sexy, all at the same time. Keep your expectations low and Shattered will be an enjoyable thriller. --Bret Fetzer
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Butler at his best January 24, 2010
V. Muller
Wow! Gerard Butler not only is gorgeous and can sing , he is a great actor too.
Who in my opinion deserves more recognition than he gets.
The movie should be called twisted. Because the plot twists and turns. One moment you think you know whats happening and the next its totally different than what you thought. Great acting by everyone. I can't mention what happens just that it is about a couple whose daughter is abducted. GREAT ENDING.
Suspenseful January 4, 2010
Amazon Fan
Good acting and cast. I saw the tv version of this film and it was good. Gerard Butler was very good in it. The end is all about what comes around goes around!
 Excruciatingly Boring December 27, 2009
E. L. Warner (winter park, fl)
And I didn't care a bit about any of the characters. Brosnan must have been in a career slump.
 Very Good November 1, 2009
Gary W. Moore (Coloma, Mi)
I have ordered from this person before and I always get my shipment really fast and in great condition.
 Good acting, poor story... June 4, 2009
Shopper (USA)
Why pay three good actors and then waste their talent on something so trivial?
A child of a well off couple is kidnapped. The parents (Butler and Bello) and the kidnapper (Brosnan) engage in a game: the kidnapper has them complete certain tasks in exchange for their daughter's life. Soon though, the parents realize that the tasks, while laying ruin to their own lives, bring no true advantage to the brute. But, all is not what it seems...
While the seed of the idea is fantastic, it needs a Hitchcock level of skill before it can be transported into the "gripping-thriller territory". As it is, there are some severe holes in the plot that make the entire story unconvincing. I was never sold on the fact that the couple should have felt threatened to the point of obeying the kidnapper unquestioningly. Without this credibility, the entire story collapses. No story, no film...
Furthermore, the movie does have a made-for-tv feel (it could be a good play...). I find it visually challenging as well, due to the monotonous colors: it is difficult to tell settings apart (with the exception of the all white interiors of the "competition" office).
Skip it, unless you are a die hard fan of any of the three actors. Then check it off your list and move on quickly...
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