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I Heart Huckabees (I Love Huckabees)
Special Edition
Genre: Comedy

Reviewed In Issue 95 (Apr 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Hupert, Jude Law, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Tomlin, Mark Wahlberg & Naomi Watts

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 4
DD Sound Rating: 3
DTS Sound Rating: NR
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Reference Systems
Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
Internet Links
www.foxsearchlight.com

Special Features
The single disc edition and Disc One of the two-disc special edition includes audio commentary by director David O. Russel and an additional commentary by Russell and actors Jason Schwartzman, Mark Wahlberg, and Naomi Watts. Disc Two of the special edition includes a 35-minute I (Heart) Huckabees Production Documentary; a 31-minute Charlie Rose Show segment; 22 deleted or extended scenes;four outtakes; a four-minute on-set montage of Miscellaneous Things People Did; a submenu titled Infomercial, Commercials & PSAs, which takes you to


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 2226948
(MPAA Rating): R
(Rating Reason):

Language And Sex Scene.
(Retail Price): $39.98
(DVD Type): Two-Disc Set: DVD-10 & DVD-9
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): Yes
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 107
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2004
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 02/22/05
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): David O. Russell
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Albert Markovski (Schwartzman) is an environmental activist with existential problems and a lot on his mind. Seeking the help of

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD picture exhibits very pleasing image quality, with an excellent color palette. Hues are naturally balanced, with accurate fleshtones, rich hues, and deep blacks. The picture is sharp and nicely detailed, with satisfying clothing and facial textures. There are a few flecks of dirt that occasionally pop up on the screen. The biggest distraction with this picture is the presence of edge enhancement, which is mostly noticed in higher contrast scenes. Pixelization is rarely detected. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The majority of this Dolby