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DVD : A Prayer For The DyingIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates, Sammi Davis, Christopher Fulford directed by: Mike Hodges  List Price: $14.98 Amazon.com's Price: $13.49 You Save: $1.49 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780792854692 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0792854691 Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 04, 2003 Running Time: 108 minutes Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Theatrical Release Date: September 11, 1987 Sales Rank: 28627 MPN: 1004202 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Mickey Rourke (9 1/2 Weeks) gives "his finest performance to date" (L.A. Weekly) in this hair-trigger action-thriller co-starring Bob Hoskins (Enemy at the Gates), Alan Bates (The Sum of All Fears) and Liam Neeson (Star Wars: Episode I). A gritty tale of retribution and redemption, A Prayer for the Dying has "a brisk style and an edgy rhythm" (The New York Times) that will keep your heart racing in suspense until the final frame! Tormented IRA revolutionary Martin Fallon (Rourke) wants out of the endless cycle of violence and bloodshed. Unfortunately, the price for his freedom is to perform one last murder for a ruthless mobster (Bates). As the vicious world he's trying to escape closes in on him, Fallon's only hope for salvation may be the man he's been ordered to kill. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - I've seen betterUmmm, you people who think Mickey Rourke (Martin Fallon) was giving a great performance really need to watch more movies. Rourke's accent was almost as funny as Richard Gere's in "The Jackal." He was okay, but not great. Maybe this was a good movie in the 80's for that genre, but it was very slow, predictable and filled with stereotypical characterizations of cops and bad guys. Oh, the bad guys were especially terrible in this one (Alan Bates as Jack Meehan). Something like New York ... Read More Rating: - A Prayer for the DyingIt is an excellent movie showing someone who has lost his taste for killing and the road he takes. The acting is very good and the story is excellent. Rating: - It isn't King Lear, but it's better than you think!I've read some pretty scathing reviews of this film, but I find every Mike Hodges film I've seen to be extremely interesting. This one is no exception. Bob Hoskins is said to be miscast---but I believed him. Alan Bates could read the phone book and I'd enjoy his work. And this is the only time I've ever liked Mickey Rourke's work. If you're exploring Hodges or you just want something a little different, give this one a shot. Rating:  - UnderatedTo me, this is one of the best, most powerful movies of all time! To all you doubters, it proves that Mickey Rourke is a great actor! Rating: - Great movie - very faithful to the bookIf you have read and enjoyed the book then you will love the movie. Micky Rourke is excellent (this is still in the days when he could act) and so is the rest of this stellar cast. Well worth it. Browse for similar items by category:
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