Danny the Dog

Titre original : Unleashed

2005
12
1h 43min

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Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins, and Jet Li in Danny the Dog (2005)

Un homme, emprisonné par la mafia depuis son enfance et élevé comme un chien d'attaque humain, échappe à ses ravisseurs et tente de commencer une nouvelle vie.Un homme, emprisonné par la mafia depuis son enfance et élevé comme un chien d'attaque humain, échappe à ses ravisseurs et tente de commencer une nouvelle vie.Un homme, emprisonné par la mafia depuis son enfance et élevé comme un chien d'attaque humain, échappe à ses ravisseurs et tente de commencer une nouvelle vie.

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Récompenses
- 1 nomination au total

Anecdotes
Morgan Freeman's character Sam was at first not blind at all. After hearing from a piano school for the blind (with a very high reputation, and where the scholars developed their hearing), Freeman had the idea of making his character blind because like this it is easier for Sam to "see" the child in Jet Li's character, and not the brutal killer.

Gaffes
Set in Glasgow, Scotland. However not a single character in the film has a Scottish accent.

Citations
Bart: I tell you, I feel really good here. And I feel generous. Danny, what do you want?
Danny: A piano.
Bart: Excuse me?
Danny: I want a piano.
Bart: A piano? Oh yeah. How about a lobster dinner?
Danny: I want a piano.
Bart: How about a woman? You've never had a woman.
Danny: I want a piano.
Bart: Danny, you're starting to piss me off.
Danny: I want a piano.
Bart: [laughs] That's what I love about you, Danny. One thought at a time.

Versions alternatives
The Europa Ultimate Edition of the film contains deleted scenes like:
1) Danny admits to Sam that he 'hurts people'.
2) An incomplete fight-sequence at a indoor car park.
3) A 3D track shot inside the piano
..and also U.S version scenes include:
1) A longer montage of Bart taking Danny throughout Glasgow to collect money.
2) Alternate ending: instead of ending with a close-up of Danny, it simply ends with the piano crawl.

Connexions
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith/Mindhunters/Unleashed/Monster-in-Law (2005)

Bandes originales
Aftersun
Performed by Massive Attack
Vocal by Dot Allison
Written by Dot Allison (as Allison), Robert Del Naja (as Del Naja), Neil Davidge (as Davidge) and Magnus Fiennes (as Fiennes)
(p) 2003 Virgin Records Ltd
(c) Copyright Control/Copyright Control/BMG/Warner Chappell

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7/10

Triumphant mixture of action and drama

DANNY THE DOG

(USA/UK: Unleashed)

Aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Sound formats: Dolby Digital / DTS

Raised as a fighting machine by thuggish Glasgow loan sharks, a young man (Jet Li) finds happiness after falling into the care of a kindly old piano teacher (Morgan Freeman) and his musical-protégé granddaughter (Kerry Condon). But Li's past catches up with him, threatening the safety of his newfound family...

Terrific combination of heartfelt drama and bone-crunching action scenes (choreographed by Yuen Wo-ping), anchored by strong performances (including Bob Hoskins as Li's brutal 'mentor') and a finely-tuned script by French action maestro Luc Besson. Grainy filmstock and an excess of closeups (typical of the ghastly Super 35 'widescreen' process) render it less cinematic than it ought to be, and the narrative is predictable, but the movie works on a visceral level whilst simultaneously pulling the heartstrings. Li's best non-HK film since KISS OF THE DRAGON (2001).

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