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Narrow Margin | Year: 1990 Classification: Thriller Country: USA Language: English Directed: - Peter Hyams Actors/Actresses: - Anne Archer - Gene Hackman - James Sikking - J.T.Walsh - M.Emmet Walsh Pure Gene. An otherwise run of the mill thriller is made into something rather special,courtesy of an excellent performance from Gene Hackman.A simple plot outline sees Gene as a District Attorney who takes it upon himself to protect a murder witness (Anne Archer) and escort her to safety,to testify agianst the mobsters responsible.The Couple decide to board on a train,soon to discover that a pair of professional killers are stalking them.Some good Cinematography,great plot twist's and action scenes,and Gene's performance make this a very entertaining film. Artisan have transferred this film to DVD in it's original aspect ratio of 2.35:1,which is enhanced for 16x9 T.V.'s.The transfer is very good throughout,edge enhancement is evident,as is the occasional grainy scene,but this never distracts.The sound quality on this DVD is 2.0 Channel Dolby Surround.It is very clear,defined,and has no hissing,drop-out/background noise,or distortion related problems.This disc has only one Theatrical trailer as an extra,plus some production notes and cast and crew information.Overall,because this disc was so cheap,the lack of extras was somewhat inevitable,but, it's a very good film,the picture quality is better than average,so it was well worth the price.A must for any Gene Hackman fan. Excellent thriller! Well-made suspenser has assistant DA Gene Hackman escorting witness Anne Archer across the Canadian Rockies onboard a train with mob killers hunting her down. One of director Peter Hyams' best films, this has good characters, great editing (you can't tell it's a stuntman hanging on the train instead of Hackman) and breathtaking photography. This is destined to please demanding viewers everywhere. This one is a MUST! Within The Margin Of Error At first glance, Narrow Margin sounds like a modest thiller, with a rather generic premise. After watching the film though, I realized that, it's actually better than its plot suggests. L.A. District Attorney Robert Caufield (Gene Hackman) must find unwilling murder witness Carol Hunnicu (Anne Archer), who fled to Canada, and bring her back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Locating and convincing her to return are the least of Caufield's problems. The pair is sent scrambling as they attempt to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her. Soon, they decide to board a Vancouver-bound train, only to find that the assassins are also on board the train. For the next 20 hours, as the train makes its way across the isolated Canadian wilderness, it becomes a game of cat and mouse, in which their ability to tell a friend from foe becomes a matter of life and death. Peter Hyams has spent some time over his career, directing thrillers, some good, like Outland and some that are pretty bad, like The Presidio.Here though, having Hackman along somehow elevates the film, as he presents a believable character that really helps to sell the idea. After causing a stir with Fatal Attraction, Archer contines to walk that fine line between being vulnerable and a certain strenth that she wears quite well. The film's last act is pretty exciting and filled with some truly tense moments. Hyams keeps a brisk pace to the movie and that also viewers avoid a few of the script's problems as well. The DVD is pretty much bare bones when it comes to the bonus material. The theatrical trailer, a few production notes, and some cast Buy Narrow Margin at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Narrow Margin Search with the Priority Search Engine on Narrow Margin This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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