Search - Once Upon a Time in the Midlands on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Adult Humor Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 02/10/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 44 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 4 Genres: Comedy Drama, Romantic Comedy, Comedy of Manners

Shane Meadows directed this film, which is the third and final chapter in his Nottingham Trilogy which also includes 1999's A Room for Romeo Brass and 1997's Twentyfourseven. Starring The Full Monty's Robert Carlyle, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands is a twist on the traditional Western film, transplanting the action to modern-day Nottingham, England. Jimmy (Carlyle) is a small-time criminal who comes back into town after seeing his old girlfriend turn down a marriage proposal on television. Rhys Ifan (Notting Hill) co-stars as Dek, the jilted proposer who looks to stop Jimmy from rekindling the relationship. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands screened as part of the Director's Fortnight at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Robert Carlyle - Jimmy
Rhys Ifans - Dek
Kathy Burke - Carol
Shirley Henderson - Shirley
Ricky Tomlinson - Charlie
Finn Atkins - Marlene

Shane Meadows' comedy Once Upon a Time in the Midlands comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. French, Spanish, and Portuguese subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials are limited to trailers. Although this disc offers strong sound and picture quality, there are really no extras of any consequence. Seeing as the film failed to get a wide theatrical release, this disc should be worthwhile for those with a taste for offbeat British comedies. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide