Alpha Dog Review

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johanset
Milwaukee, WI

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Awsome film - based on a true story.

an infrequent movie goer

Pros

Justin Timberlake, Jake - the real star of the movie, Factual accuracy, Entertaining

FEB

2008

This movie is based on a true story involving young people, drugs, personal vendettas, and emotions. It is entertaining and truly depicts the events that happened, even including an interview with the young star's mother at the end, which ties the movie to the reality of the story and the potential for something like this to happen in any community. It is set in a high-class, mainly white California neighborhood, not in low-income, primarily minority area. The film gives the real outcome of events at the end, and all facts can be verified online, which is proof that the makers of this movie put time and effort into the research process before filming. Some of the actual people involved in this incident even tried to stop the release of the movie, citing their belief that a jury pool would be unfairly biased by the character depictions. The residing judge denied this motion, as the events are portrayed according to the facts. I don't like to re-watch movies very often, yet I've seen this one FOUR times - watch it!!!!!!

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Nice review! This sounds interesting.

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Alpha Dog
Key Information	Directors Nick Cassavetes Stars Sharon Stone Actors Lukas Haas Genre Dramas Subgenre Crime MPAA Rating R (MPAA) Available Formats DVD: Widescreen UPC 025193250520 Release Date 2007 Running Time 1hr 58min
Languages	Original Language English
DVD Editions	DVD Editions DVD: Includes Downloadable Movie Ticket1hr 58minUniversal Studios Home VideoJune 01, 2008R (MPAA)025195042895
Credits	Screenwriter Nick Cassavetes
Professional Reviews	Professional Reviews (05/01/2007, p.76, Laura Kern): "[A] tightly controlled, highly charged piece of storytelling, based on real-life events."