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"When
a murder case is this shocking, which do you trust... your emotions or the evidence?
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Reviewed by
Cass Nunn |
Director
Richard Marquand
Cast
Glenn Close,
Jeff Bridges,
Peter Coyote,
Robert Loggia,
James Karen
Music
John Barry |
 (1.78:1) |
English, German |
Italian, Spanish, French |
| Subtitle/s
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English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech,
Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese |
| Region Code
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2/4 |
| Chapters
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28 |
| Disc Format
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DVD5 |
| Running
Time |
104 minutes |
| Extras |
- Cast and Crew Bios |
| Classification
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MA15+
(Medium Level Violence) |
| Distributor
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CTHE |
| Release
Date |
18th
July 2001 |
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As I sat down to watch this I had every conception
that I had never seen ti before, but after a few minutes discovered it was one of those
old Friday night movies I had seen on Tele and had quite enjoyed.
Glenn Close plays Teddy Barnes a very competent lawyer who has been coerced into taking
on a criminal murder case. Teddy had stopped practising criminal law under the guilt of
having discovered that she had convicted an innocent man who had killed himself in prison.
This new case has the potential for the same occurrence but in what seems like an
effort to prove to herself that she is still worthy takes on the case nonetheless.
Page Forrester has been brutally murdered in her home and the prime suspect for the
killing is her husband Jack (Jeff Bridges). Jack is of course the sole beneficiary of
quite an inheritance so therefore is of course considered the most likely and most
convenient killer.
The film is often very predictable and of course the two leading actors become
personally involved which makes the case even more difficult to approach objectively. The
big question is though… did Jack murder his wife?
This is brought in and out of reasonable doubt but all is revealed in the end in what
becomes also a predictable ending. |
So how does this transfer hold up?
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VIDEO
The 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen transfer is very much on the average
side. I didn’t expect a lot from this transfer and was pretty much right with that
prediction. The entire transfer suffers from several problems including a softness in the
images, which is enhanced at times by some slight grain.
There are also several MPEG artefacts, which bring out
these problems even more, including pixelisation, which is enhanced by grain and some
obvious attempts at edge enhancement.
The colour palette is also disappointing at times with much of the film having a bland
washed out 70’s look to it. Skin tones are good but there is little in the way of
vibrant and realistic colouring otherwise. Shadow detail is lacking but again this is
enhanced by other problems in the transfer including grain and the washed out colours |
AUDIO
The Dolby 2.0 surround track was also less than memorable
and in fact one could be forgiven for thinking this is a mono track as the effects in the
surrounds are barely noticeable. There is of course no bass track and the front sound
stage is mostly confined to dialogue.
The score from John Barry is very much a clichéd murder
mystery score and has no originality bearing at all. |
EXTRAS
Overall
This is quite a good story but the transfer leaves me a little sceptical. |
| PICTURE
QUALITY |
6.5/10
very average |
| SOUND
Quality |
6/10 flat and
disappointing |
| EXTRAS |
1/10 what can I say? |
| EXTRAS |
7/10 a good Sunday
afternoon flick with Mum. |
Review Equipment
TV: GE 68cm (16:9
selectable)
DVD: Pioneer 737
Receiver: Yamaha RX-V595a
Speakers:-
Fronts: B&W 602 (on a pair of custom made stands you'd KILL for)
Centre: Venturi
Rears: Wharfedale Diamond R6
Sub: M&K v75
- Reviewed 18th October 2001
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