Search - City by the Sea [Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Language, Substance Abuse Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 02/18/2003 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 48 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 35 Genres: Drama, Crime, Family Drama, Police Drama See Also: City by the Sea [Widescreen]

A man struggling to come to terms with the sins of his father makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime in a drama based on a true story. Vincent LaMarca (Robert DeNiro) is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past; four decades earlier, Vincent's father Angelo killed a young child, and since then Vincent has carried emotional scars from this incident that he refuses to show to the world. Vincent lives alone in a small apartment building, though he has nurtured a close if tentative relationship with his downstairs neighbor, Michelle (Frances McDormand). One day, Vincent and his partner, Reg Duffy (George Dzundza), are assigned to investigate a murder when the body of a young man is found dead in a dumpster. It turns out the body was that of a drug dealer, and the dealer's partner in crime, Spyder (William Forsythe), believes the killer was one of his regular customers -- a junkie would-be musician who calls himself Snake (Brian Tarantina). City By the Sea was adapted from a piece by journalist Mike McAlary which first appeared in Esquire magazine; the cast also includes Eliza Dushku and Anson Mount. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Robert De Niro - Detective Vincent LaMarca
Frances McDormand - Michelle
James Franco - Joey LaMarca
Eliza Dushku - Gina

Michael Caton-Jones directs Robert De Niro and Frances McDormand in the drama City by the Sea, which comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that fails to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio of the film. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English, French, and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by producer Matthew Baer and screenwriter Ken Hixon, an interview with the director, and the theatrical trailer. This is a fine disc for what it is, but the same extras are available on a different edition that also carries a widescreen transfer. That version is superior to this one. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide