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Singing Detective, The

 

USA 2003, 105 minutes
Dir. Keith Gordon
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Crime / Musical

 

Aroview: A not unthoughtful remake of Dennis Potter's iconic 1980s TV Series, in which a psoriasis-afflicted crime writer hallucinates mystery plots and surreal musical numbers from his hospital bed.

Translated from crooning 30s London to doo-wopping 50s Los Angeles, the original's dark humour and genre-bending panache are preserved with a series of good performances, especially from Downey Jr. and Gibson. Perhaps the chief flaw lies in the filmic truncating of Potter's sprawling mindscape vision (originally 7 hours long), though there are good moments aplenty and its powerful pessimism is left undaunted by the 'happy' ending.

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DVD Features

  • cast and/or crew interviews
  • English subtitles for the hearing impaired
  • trailers
  • aspect ratio: 1.85:1
 

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