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Title: The Hawk Is Dying
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Genre: DVD
Release Date: , 2006
MPAA Rating: not rated
Runtime: 112 minutes
Director: Julian Goldberger
Writer: Julian Goldberger, Harry Crews
Distributor: Strand Releasing (USA)
 
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Warding off the buzzards

If you read my reviews at all, you know how I feel about Giamatti, who can make anything believable if he chooses, and if you too are a fan, get your hands on a DVD of The Hawk Is Dying as soon as possible.

Although it premiered at Sundance in 2006 and was shown at other festivals as well, the film is perfect for watching at home, in quiet solitude, because it's an extremely intimate experience. This isn't a by-the-numbers movie by a long shot, it's as far away from a Hollywood blockbuster as they come, and this is a very good thing.

Paul plays George Gattling, a man driven nearly insane by his obsession with training a wild red-tailed hawk, a bird which has tremendous personal meaning to him, as he reveals in a stunning monologue deep into the film - he'd seen one ward off buzzards during an emotional-filled experience in his life, and of course the bird can be read as a metaphor, a method George employs to somehow gain control over something in his life, something transcendent and meaningful. The film is not preachy though, and some of the dialogue is very humorous - my favorite line is when Paul tells another guy, "You can't work a hawk if you're an asshole," or words to that effect.

There are not a lot of characters in this movie but the ones we get are extremely well written and realized. Michael Pitt, always a stand-out, plays against type as George's autistic nephew, and Michelle Williams is perfect in her small but pivotal part.

The DVD includes many omitted scenes, a lot of them with Michael Pitt (I think some of these should have been in the movie), and there is also a superb commentary with Paul, along with many other cool special features. It's available through half dot com at the best price, that's where I got mine.

 
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