By Ryan Parsons | Images property of New Line Cinema
Justin Timberlake in Alpha Dog
Though we have still yet to see a finished trailer-- you know, one without a greenscreen in the background -- for the upcoming film Alpha Dog featuring Justin Timberlake in a major acting debut we were a little surprised to hear that there was already a review for the film online.
Alpha Dog Review
Variety has recently had the privilege of seeing the film Alpha Dog, which is based on real-life fugitive Jesse James Hollywood.
Though they claim the style of the film and its historic tale may draw crowds to the theatres, the story-telling aspect does not make Alpha Dog anywhere near non-fiction. So, just like Domino, let's assume that this story is more of a 'sort of' rather than an actual account of the real events that took place.
Ripped from the headlines and hurled to the screen with more hopped-up energy than insight, "Alpha Dog" is standard-issue tabloid fare pimped out as a serious true-crime saga. Based on the events surrounding longtime fugitive Jesse James Hollywood and a kidnapping that went pointlessly, tragically awry, writer-director Nick Cassavetes' sprawling dramatization recklessly blurs the line between reconstruction and reality in ways that are admittedly interesting, if more than a little artistically suspect. Curiosity in the real-life story, boosted by publicity relating to Cassavetes' own entanglement in the legal proceedings, could draw moderate returns for the New Line release.
We are currently waiting on a set release date for Alpha Dog and a full trailer for the film.
Check out the entire review for Alpha Dog over at Variety.
Alpha Dog has an unannounced release date some time during the beginning of 2006.
For movie info, movie stills, synopsis and trailer mirror, go to the Alpha
Dog Movie Page.
Justin Timberlake in Alpha Dog
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