{"id":9676,"date":"2015-06-07T14:41:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T21:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=9676"},"modified":"2015-06-07T14:42:58","modified_gmt":"2015-06-07T21:42:58","slug":"review-privatenumber-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/06\/review-privatenumber-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Private Number DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Private Number<\/em><\/strong> is just the latest in a long line of cheap DVD releases destined for the cheap bin at Wal-Mart and even then it\u2019s not worth that kind of money. It\u2019s a shame as there was some good elements bogged down by bad writing and a really stupid third act and it\u2019s another movie with Tom Sizemore being prominently displayed on the cover but having little to do with the plot.<\/p>\n

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Private Number<\/span>
\n(2015)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Supernatural, Suspense\/Thriller
\nArc Entertainment | R \u2013 97 min. \u2013 $20.99 | June 2, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n <\/b>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Lazrael Lison
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Lazrael Lison (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Hal Ozsan, Nicholle Tom, Judd Nelson, Tom Sizemore<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Featurette, Deleted Scenes, Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\n** Click Here to Purchase Private Number<\/em> on DVD from Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong> **<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 1.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Plot Outline: <\/strong>A series of sinister phone calls haunt an ex-alcoholic writer (HAL OZSAN) as he struggles to finish a novel. Efforts to trace the calls result in dead ends, leaving the author with no choice but to solve the mystery himself. As he pieces together scant information, he discovers that the local police, headed by the sheriff (JUDD NELSON), are possibly hiding details. In his obsessive search for answers, he loses his grip on reality, and spirals downward into a maelstrom of violence and terror.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: Private Number<\/em><\/strong> actually starts off well enough with a gripping premise but as the film progresses, going into Sixth Sense<\/em> territory even, it got dumber until the bitter end where it went from dumb to full fledge stupidity. Add to that, the poster artwork is downright deceptive though by this point, I shouldn\u2019t be surprised. This is yet another quick payday for Judd Nelson and, especially, Tom Sizemore, both of whom might have 10-minutes of screen time and that\u2019s probably being generous. For his part, Sizemore, in his 2-3 scenes, seems to be actually trying but his character is such a non-factor, it could\u2019ve been played by anybody.<\/p>\n

Private Number<\/em><\/strong> is not a good movie, plain and simple with terrible dialogue and questionable performances. It\u2019s also the type of movie, with some editing for sex and language, could easily air on Lifetime.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This release comes with a semi-glossy slip cover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Making of Private Number<\/em> (15:23)<\/u><\/strong> is a basic behind-the-scenes featurette with on-set interviews with the cast and crew.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (13:06)<\/u><\/strong> contains footage cut down for whatever reason, though probably for pacing issues.<\/p>\n

Trailer (1:23)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5 | AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5
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Private Number<\/em><\/strong> is shown with a 2.40 anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio and mostly looks good with decent colors while dark levels are stark. The Dolby Digital 5.1 track is more than effective with clear dialogue while other elements, like jump scares, ambient noises and more, provide for some depth.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, Private Number<\/em><\/strong> is just the latest in a long line of cheap DVD releases destined for the cheap bin at Wal-Mart and even then it\u2019s not worth that kind of money. It\u2019s a shame as there was some good elements bogged down by bad writing and a really stupid third act and it\u2019s another movie with Tom Sizemore being prominently displayed on the cover but having little to do with the plot.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>06\/07\/2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Private Number is just the latest in a long line of cheap DVD releases destined for the cheap bin at Wal-Mart and even then it\u2019s not worth that kind of money. It\u2019s a shame as there was some good elements bogged down by bad writing and a really stupid third act and it\u2019s another movie … Continue reading “Review: Private Number DVD”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,970],"tags":[3794,916,3795,3793,261],"class_list":["post-9676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dvd-reviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-hal-ozsan","tag-judd-nelson","tag-nicholle-tom","tag-private-number","tag-tom-sizemore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9676"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9679,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9676\/revisions\/9679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}