I don't have the Universal R1 release for comparison, but it is listed as running 142 minutes, give or take. I purchased the Canadian TVAfilms 3 disk version for both the extras and a longer cut of the film (details about which can be found on imdb) that runs about 152 minutes. This version is...
I did not noticed any "pal" sourced speedup with this title. I do not have a way of confirming this with the equipment that I have, but I am sensitive to the pitch change that signifies a pal sourced ntsc transfer.
The only reason that you might jump the gun (as I did) is that the french HD DVD is the director's cut (aprox 152 min) , and the Universal may be the shorter variant. By the way, the time listed on the french packaging is incorrectly shown as 142 min.