Notch up another great role for Tommy Lee Jones here, as his starring performance in the lead of
In The Valley Of Elah is a further acting performance of real merit. And this from the man who has already recently added the equally excellent
No Country For Old Men to his CV.
In The Valley Of Elah, however, is a very different beast. Its the new film from writer/director Paul Haggis, he who previously brought us Oscar-winner Crash, and Jones stars as Hank Deerfield, a man who decides to take matters into his own hands when he finds out that his son has disappeared. However, what complicates matters is that Deerfields son is a soldier on leave, and the military are proving to be little help in getting to the bottom of the mystery.
Yet theres far more to In The Valley Of Elah than that, even though its narrative is interesting and surprising. No, there are real layers of drama here, and none more obvious than those surrounding Jones character (the lead actor, incidentally, snagged a richly-deserved Oscar nomination for his work here). Hes an understated, yet brilliant, creation, and one quite wonderfully brought to life. In conjunction with Susan Sarandon as his wife, and Charlize Theron as the detective he enlists the help of, In The Valley Of Elah emerges as one of the most unfairly overlooked films of recent times, and one thats ripe for discovery on DVD. A superb piece of work. --Jon Foster
Product Description
Thriller starring Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron. After being informed that his son, Mike (Jonathan Tucker), has gone missing after his return from a tour of duty in Iraq, Mike's father Hank (Jones) travels to his son's military base to see if he can make any sense of his disappearance. Hank soon becomes frustrated by the lack of interest shown in the case by the military and the police, and with the help of Detective Emily Sanders (Theron), takes matters into his own hands. The pair begin to piece together the events that led to Mike's disappearance, making some interesting discoveries in the process.
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