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MPAA Rating: R Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 08/19/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Studio: Universal Studios Total Copies: 7 Genres: Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Police Detective Film See Also: Killing Emmett Young

Issues of identity, mortality, and inner peace are all at play in this psychological thriller about a young detective's last days on earth. Former Party of Five housemate Scott Wolf plays Emmett Young, a detective whose ambition and drive are thrown up in the air when he learns that he has contracted a terminal illness, a discovery that coincides with his new assignment to the homicide division. As Young grapples with his impending death, a mysterious stranger by the name of Marlowe (Gabriel Byrne) appears and makes the detective an offer he's not sure he can refuse: Marlowe will have Young killed at a random time and place, saving him the agony of a slow and lingering death by disease. Young agrees, and consequently throws himself into solving the homicide case he has been assigned. Convinced that he will find fulfillment if he solves the case before his death, Young is forced to question himself when John (Tim Roth), a taciturn security guard, takes a strange interest in him, and the dying detective realizes his last days will be anything but peaceful. The feature debut of director Keith Snyder, Emmett's Mark had its world premiere at the 2002 Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide

Khandi Alexander
Gabriel Byrne - Marlowe
Tim Roth
Scott Wolf - Det. Emmett Young

Keith Snyder makes his directorial debut with the 2002 action thriller Killing Emmett Young, released straight to DVD from Universal Studios Home Video. Presented with a widescreen anamorphic transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Subtitles are available in Spanish. Closed captions are accessible. There are no special features on this disc to speak of. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide