Double Feature/Jacknife/The Swap/Robert De Niro [DVD]

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JACKNIFE : Three buddies in vietnam. Two survived. Only one is really alive...a fully loaded cast depicts the story, reflected by the real life heartaches associated with war veterans when they come back home. Dave (Ed Harris) deteriorates as he resorts to alcohol. His buddy Joe *Jacknife* megessey (DeNiro) comes to town and finds his friend in dire need of help. Together they relive their moments in vietnam where all the hard core action & drama began. Just like in the war, one friend helps the other climb out of the trenches but this time onto the road towards recovery. Dave's sister Martha (Kathy Baker), provides the romantic touch when her emotional needs are tended to by Jacknife. A brittle reminder of the damade our wars briing to the men who fight them & the famillies who receive them after they come back home. 102 minutes Action Drama. THE SWAP : Sammy Nicoletti is an up & coming film director,who is killed under *mysterious* circumstances. Not able to find any leads, the police close the case & mark it *unsolved*. Shortly thereafter, when Sammy's brother vito (DeNiro), gets out of jail, the desire for revenge helps him uncover facts that where casually overlooked by the police. His search for the truth starts to ruffle some feathers, which could potentially lead him down the same road as that of his brother. Set in New York city during an era when the mob controlled it all. 92 minutes. Drama