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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 10/07/2003 Format: DVD - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 43 mins Studio: Lions Gate Total Copies: 7 Genres: Crime, Crime Thriller, Caper

Three brothers who would argue that crime does pay have a hard time getting their fair share of the proceeds in this witty action thriller from Australia. Dale Twentyman (Guy Pearce) and his brothers, Mal (Damien Richardson) and Shane (Joel Edgerton), are serving time together in prison for robbery. Dale is the brains and the cool head of the group, Mal is the eager-to-please nice guy, and Shane is something of a loose cannon. Dale and his siblings are eager to get out of jail, and their lawyer, Frank Malone (Robert Taylor), has pulled a deal that could pare some time off their sentences, though the arrangement is strictly off the books. Mick Kelly (Vince Colosimo) and Jack O'Riordan (Paul Sonkkila) are a pair of crooked police detectives who have arranged with Malone to give the Twentyman brothers day passes from jail in order to pull bank robberies, with the siblings' share held in escrow until they're released. Dale thinks something a bit off in this operation, and his suspicions are confirmed when Malone tells the brothers after they're granted their early release that they won't get their money until they pull one last job -- an ambitious robbery at a Melbourne race track on the day of the nation's biggest horse race. Dale is convinced he smells a rat -- especially since he has good reason to suspect that Malone is having an affair with his wife, Carol (Rachel Griffiths). The Hard Word marked the directorial debut for writer/director Scott Roberts. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Guy Pearce - Dale Twentyman
Rachel Griffiths - Carol Twentyman
Robert Taylor - Frank Malone
Joel Edgerton - Shane Twentyman
Damien Richardson - Mal Twentyman

Guy Pearce and Rachel Griffiths star in the 2002 crime caper The Hard Word, released on DVD from Artisan with a widescreen transfer. English audio is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Subtitles are available in English and Spanish. Closed captions are also accessible. There are no special features to speak of. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide