DVD Movie Rating for: U-Turn

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Movie Plot of: U-Turn

A man running from a mysterious past is trapped in a small desert town after his car breaks down. Everybody in this town seems to have totally lost their mind and Bobby can't wait to leave. But there is a problem: Bobby doesn't have the money to get his car back. So when an aging man offers him money to kill his young wife Bobby seriously thinks about it. However the gorgeous young woman casts some kind of spell on him and she asks him to get rid of her husband. But this time, the stakes are much higher...

DVD Production Details of: U-Turn

Starring: Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez

Director: Oliver Stone

Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby

Studio: Columbia/Tristar Studios

DVD Release Date: December 3, 2002
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Cast of the movie: U-Turn

• Sean Penn .... Bobby Cooper
• Nick Nolte .... Jake McKenna
• Jennifer Lopez .... Grace McKenna
• Powers Boothe .... Sheriff Virgil Potter
• Claire Danes .... Jenny
• Joaquin Phoenix .... Toby N. Tucker a.k.a. TNT
• Jon Voight.... Blind man
• Billy Bob Thornton .... Darrell
• Abraham Benrubi .... Biker #1
• Richard Rutowski .... Biker #2
• Aida Linares .... Jamilla
• Sean Stone .... Boy in grocery store
• Ilia Volokh .... Sergei
• Valeri Nikolayev .... Mr. Arkady (as Valery Nikolaev)
• Brent Briscoe .... Boyd
• Liv Tyler ... Girl in Bus Station

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Reviews of the movie: U-Turn

Oliver Stone used such words as "liberating" and "fun" to talk about U Turn's relatively quick production schedule of 42 days. Stone's ideas of film fun, however, are something older generations would call sick. This film is a Southwestern noir tale about Bobby Cooper (Sean Penn), a hotshot who is stuck in the tight confines of Superior, Arizona, when his car breaks down. His subsequent adventure is a meatball comedy--loud, obnoxious, and violent, and stuffed with diffused light, a hot cast, and a no-fat Ennio Morricone score. This film has plenty of odd characters, but you never really find out much about them. Bobby's first encounters include a repulsive mechanic (Billy Bob Thornton under the grease) and a blind Indian (Jon Voight under the makeup). Then there's Grace McKenna (a sizzling Jennifer Lopez), who is as dangerous as the curves of her red sundress. Bobby's got time to kill, and Grace seems more than willing. Unfortunately, it seems that Bobby has never seen a movie such as A Touch of Evil; if he had, he would know it can only get worse. About the time Grace's husband, Jake (Nick Nolte), shows up, Bobby is knee-deep in murder plots and double-crosses.

The first 40 minutes or so are "fun" to a point Sean Penn is the perfect near-creep to root for, and as he wanders back into town after meeting Grace, the eclectic characters pile up. But soon it gets monotonous, tiring, and just plain ugly. And when incest and bloody fights begin, the fun is gone. If Sean Penn weren't so solid an actor and able to be empathetic in the most morose situations, the movie would be unwatchable at stretches. Lopez makes another good impression, but this is not a performance that stands out. Nolte, raspy and ill-looking, is the Lee Marvin of the '90s. Before U Turn is over, you are already wondering if Oliver Stone will do something else, something more important, soon.

A sad and pathetic overture in the life and times of Oliver Stone. Sadly, after making so many great films to this point, Stone was forced to rebuild his career after creating this crummy film. Having enjoyed Sean Penn's movies in the past, this seemed a real departure for him. There is very little to say about this film, except it help Oliver Stone wise up and create Any Given Sunday

Jennifer Lopez has confessed how she cried and sulked in a bid to avoid shooting a topless sex scene.

The Latin beauty Jennifer Lopez was so desperate to avoid stripping off for a romp with Sean Penn in the 1997 film 'U Turn' that she threw a tantrum in front of director Oliver Stone.

But the director refused to give in to J.Lo's emotional pleas and made her do the steamy scene.

Jennifer Lopez revealed: "The sex scenes were bad. It was hard being the only woman on set with all those strong men. "I just started crying and fighting. But Oliver Stone was like, 'Take off your top.'"