The Astronauts Wife

Starring: Charlize Theron, Johnny Depp Director: Rand Ravich Original UK Premiere: 1999 Dvd Release: 24th April, 2000 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: English

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An intriguingly creepy premise but failed execution marks The Astronauts Wife, a stylish & ultimately bland thriller about a pretty, young woman whose pretty, young astronaut husband comes back from his most recent space mission a little... odd. Before that fated space trip, Spencer & Jillian were a sunny, happy couple with matching blonde hairdos & a predilection for romping in the sack from extremely clever camera angles. However, after a communications blackout brings Spencer & his partner back down to earth prematurely, things are a little... peculiar. Spencers partner goes bonkers & has a heart attack; on top of that, the partners wife takes a fatal shower with a plugged-in radio. Getting out of the space biz, Spencer accepts a job as a corporate exec in New York, & as a welcome to the Big Apple for his comely wife, he molests her at the company cocktail party. Soon enough, Jillian is pregnant, but as you might expect, this pregnancy is a little... unusual. Writer-director Rand Ravich takes his sweet time getting from extremely obvious plot point A to even more obvious plot point B, stretching out the development particulars in mind-numbing, suspense-killing fashion. Even Joe Morton, as a sinisterly psychotic NASA official, cant liven things up, you know youre in bad thriller territory when the biggest scare comes from a light suddenly being switched off. Theron, sporting a Mia Farrow in Rosemarys Baby style haircut, sleepwalks beautifully through the movie, but she did this role much, much better in The Devils Advocate. Depp, with a cornpone Southern accent, is about as realistic as his peroxided hair. Ravich does the viewer no favours with a hackneyed ending straight out of a B-grade paperback horror novel in which the most shocking moment is Therons sudden emergence as a brunette. With Blair Brown as a jaded socialite who offers to help out Theron by providing do-it-yourself abortion pills, & a lovely Donna Murphy as the suicidal wife who figures it all out before everyone else. ,

Charlize Theron is an Academy Award winning actress. Born in Benoni, South Africa, she resides in Los Angeles, California. Her first language is Afrikaans & her second is English. Theron trained as a ballet dancer & danced in both Swan Lake & The Nutcracker. She travelled to Europe & then the United States where she was accepted at the Joffrey Ballet in New York, but a knee injury ended her dancing career. She also worked as a photo model. Soon after Charlize won a modelling contest, she was encouraged by her mother to leave South Africa. At 18 she moved to Los Angeles without knowing anyone in the city but after two weeks when she was standing in line on Hollywood Boulevard an agent gave her his card. After eight months in the city she got her first part. In his December 7, 2003 review of the film Monster, respected film critic Roger Ebert said Therons performance in the films lead role was one of the greatest performances in the history of film. Ebert added that if she did not win the Oscar for best actress, then the award should be cancelled. Posters Of Charlize Theron

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John Christopher Depp II, widely known as Johnny Depp, is an American film actor. He appeared in the TV police drama 21 Jump Street & in a number of movies where he distinguished himself as a quirky lead actor. He is able to play a wide variety of roles, from comedy to serious drama, to action & atmospheric thrillers. He is also noted for his regular appearances in the films of director Tim Burton. Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood & Sleepy Hollow as well as the upcoming Charlie & the Chocolate Factory & The Corpse Bride. Johnny also directed & starred in The Brave demonstrating his sympathy for the plight of Native Americans. With his long-time companion, French singer & actress Vanessa Paradis, he is the father of two children, Lily-Rose & Jack. Cesar Award,,, an honorary award for his entire body of work. SAG Award,, Best Actor in a Leading Role. Golden Globe nomination,, Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. Golden Globe nomination,, Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. Golden Globe nomination,, Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy.. Posters Of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

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