Edison (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Edison - City of Crime |
| Original title | Edison |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | David J. Burke |
| script | David J. Burke |
| production |
Boaz Davidson Randall Emmett George Furla John Thompson |
| music | Tobias Enhus |
| camera | Francis Kenny |
| cut |
Tirsa Hackshaw , Casey O. Rohrs |
| occupation | |
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Edison is an American thriller from 2005. Despite the considerable cast, the film never made it to theaters because it failed test screenings. Edison was released on DVD in December 2005.
content
Edison is an up-and-coming American metropolis . During his research work as a court journalist, the young journalist Joshua comes across widespread corruption cases in the FRAT, an elite police unit. On behalf of a secret foundation backed by the city's businessmen, suspects are immediately executed on the scene. This has reduced the number of crimes by up to 80%. In order to bring the backers to light, he has to enter into a difficult partnership with the burned-out journalist Ashford and the ambitious investigator Wallace. Your most important witness is the cop Deed, who is involved in the dark machinations of the police, but doubts and is considering testifying. But Joshua underestimates the ruthlessness and violence of the corrupt authorities. After going to the disco, he and his girlfriend Willow are brutally beaten, after which Willow falls into a coma.
criticism
The lexicon of international films judged that Edison was a "solid thriller", "which once again conjures up the belief in the right conscience and the incontestability of the American press".
The editorial staff of the TV magazine Prisma said: “Director David J. Burke shot the sci-fi thriller, which is not always consistent, based on his own script. Ex-teen crush Justin Timberlake proves his ineptitude as an actor here. In contrast to his colleagues Kevin Spacey and Morgan Freeman, who once again show that they belong to Hollywood's first guard. "
Awards
- 2006: Jupiter - Best DVD premiere
Production and publication
The budget of the film was about 25 million US dollars. The film was only released in cinemas in the Netherlands.
The DVD was originally delivered with the controversial Alpha-DVD copy protection in an early beta version from the German DVD distributor Kinowelt . Some players refused to play the DVD or did not even recognize the menu, although most standalone players played the DVD without any problems.
The final version of the Alpha-DVD video copy lock was later used by Mr. & Mrs. Smith and has been very controversial ever since. Alpha-DVD can alter the user's Windows PC to the detriment of the user. B. the user's listening habits are monitored or the functionality of the PC is restricted.
Web links
- Edison in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Edison at rotten tomatoes (English)
- Official website
- Comparison of the cut versions Pro7 from 12 - FSK 16 by Edison at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Edison. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Edison , prisma.de
- ↑ Video copy lock Alpha DVD blocked burner Report from February 4, 2006
- ↑ c't: Action Comedy Impairs PC Security DVD copy lock opens security holes