DVD Movie Rating for: Domestic Disturbance

3 out of 5

Movie Plot of: Domestic Disturbance

Susan Morrison is getting married to wealthy industrialist Rick Barnes. Danny, her teenage son with ex-husband Frank, isn't happy about this; he stows away in Rick's car one night, planning to go to Frank's house. But while there, he witnesses Rick murdering mysterious stranger Ray Coleman. Problem is, Rick's managed to dispose of most of the evidence, and he's considered a pillar of the community, while Danny has a history of lying. Frank believes him, though, and does some investigating of his own, as Rick's shady past slowly catches up to him and his new family.

DVD Production Details of: Domestic Disturbance

Director: Harold Becker

Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen

Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Features:
Commentary by director Harold Becker

Theatrical trailer(s)

Six deleted scenes with commentary by Harold Becker

Storyboards

Widescreen anamorphic format

Cast of the movie: Domestic Disturbance

• John Travolta .... Frank Morrison
• James Lashly .... Jason
• Rebecca Tilney .... Laurie
• Debra Mooney .... Theresa
• Vince Vaughn .... Rick Barnes
• Teri Polo .... Susan
• Leland L. Jones .... Coach Mark
• Matthew O'Leary .... Danny Morrison (as Matt O'Leary)
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson .... Sgt. Edgar Stevens
• Susan Floyd .... Diane
• William Parry .... Don Patterson
• Suzanne Nystrom .... Wedding Coordinator
• George Christy .... Wedding Photographer
• Steve Buscemi .... Ray Coleman
• David Bridgewater .... Priest

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Reviews of the movie: Domestic Disturbance

If you focus on the effective casting of John Travolta and Vince Vaughan, Domestic Disturbance may grab your attention as a thriller that hits too close to home. After playing a greasy villain in Swordfish, Travolta ably serves up the good-guy charm as a divorced father who must rescue his teenage son from a murderous new stepfather, played by Vaughan with bad-tempered relish. Director Harold Becker is worthy of better material (like his earlier hit Sea of Love), but he handles this B-movie potboiler with professional flair, particularly in the setup involving an accomplice (the ever-reliable Steve Buscemi) who threatens to destroy Vaughan's small-town respectability. The plot's about as plausible as Britney Spears in a remake of Sophie's Choice, relying heavily on lame-brained cops and vast chasms in logic, but by the time Travolta and Vaughan engage in their inevitable showdown, even childless viewers may feel a twinge of parental instinct

Good suspense movie
I rented this title last night, and it was just as good as it was the last time I saw it. And that was way back in December, when it was in theaters. John Travolta plays Frank Morrison, a man who's son Danny (Matt O'Leary) is having trouble coping with his parents' divorce. And after he witnesses his new stepfather, Rick Barnes (Vince Vaughn) kill a man in cold blood, things are going to be a lot harder. *SPOILERS* Danny goes to the police, looking for help, but they will not investigate into his story due to the fact that Rick is famous throughout the town....and has money. Thinking that he is just lying, Danny's mother, Susan (Teri Polo) just lets it slide by. But his father realizes one thing: that his son lies to practically everyone, but has never lied to him. Believing him, he sets out to find the truth. Now, this movie was quaint and good. Believable acting from John Travolta and Vince Vaughn. Even Matt O'Leary was good. While the plot has somewhat of a musty smell, this movie managed to throw in some twists and takes about twenty minutes into developing the story, which helps us feel for the characters a little better. DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE is a movie you should see if you are in the mood to be shocked. Not scared. You will be amazed at the number of bad things that happen in this movie. Even worse, is that they happen in real life. This film delivers the goods with solid acting. My only complaint, is that-- Vince Vaughn does not know how to die!!!!!!!! *MAJOR SPOILER* When is he attacking Frank with a crowbar at the end of the movie in a garage, with an electrical box a few feet away, sparking and smoking out at him, you would think that he would atleast have the brains to try to avoid it. But no. When the crowbar finally does go into the electric box, (we could all see it coming) he just stands there looking like nothing is happening to him, except being amazed at the pretty sparks flying out at him. That was the cheapest acting I have seen in a movie from Vince Vaughn. And then, the box just stops sparking (for no reason at all), and Vaughn falls to the ground and dies. Sad, really. A sad job of acting that is... DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE: 4/5