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Panic in July

18 July 2009

Panic (2000) is a drama about one man's struggle to escape the numbness of his life as a hitman. Alex (William H. Macy) is having a midlife crisis; not only is he unhappy with his marriage, but he wants to get out of the family business, which happens to be killing people. He seeks help from a therapist and meets the edgy and beautiful Sarah in the waiting room, falling for her and adding to his problems. Alex's father (Donald Sutherland) then tells him his next target is his therapist. Alex keeps returning to Sarah, calling her, stopping by her apartment, as he decides what to do about the hit, his father, his marriage, and his malaise.

William H. Macy gives one of the performances of his career in this film-noir/ black comedy that was described on its release by Roger Ebert as "one of the year's best films." Dark, witty and intense, Panic also features strong performances from Donald Sutherland as head of the family and Neve Campbell as the sexy young target of Alex's affections.

Panic will be released on UK DVD release on 13th July 2009 from Arrow Films at the RRP of £15.99. No extras have been listed.