5.6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
A man's life is derailed when an ominous pattern of events repeats itself every day, with something dire occuring every day at precisely 2:22 p.m.
Starring: Michiel Huisman, Teresa Palmer, Sam Reid, John Waters (III), Kerry ArmstrongRomance | 100% |
Sci-Fi | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English SDH, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
BD-Live
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
The script for 2:22 floated around Hollywood before landing with an Australian director, Paul Currie, who eventually found financing in his native land. The product of two American screenwriters, 2:22 is set entirely in New York City, and its crucial location is Grand Central Station, to which the action returns over and over again. Currie's challenge was to re-create that iconic Manhattan landmark, as well as Central Park and numerous other New York locations, while shooting almost entirely in Sydney. The result is a triumph of production design and digital effects, but the filmmaking team got so caught up in CGI wizardry that they lost control of the story they were telling. Despite a promising beginning, 2:22 quickly loses momentum and fizzles by the end.
2:22 was shot by the distinguished Australian-based cinematographer David Eggby (Mad Max). Specific information about the photographic format was not available, but the image appears to have been digitally acquired. Magnolia Home Entertainment's 1080p, AVC-encoded Blu-ray features a sharp, detailed and colorful image that brings all of the filmmaking team's painstaking New York re-creations vividly to life. Even as the narrative falters, there's always something interesting to look at, especially with the wide assortment of cinematic tricks deployed to convey Dylan's increasingly skewed and multi-layered perceptions of the world around him. Except for a few fleeting instances of banding, the image is free of artifacts, aliasing or distortion. Magnolia has mastered 2:22 at an average bitrate of 20.99 Mbps, and the encode appears to be capable.
2:22's 5.1 soundtrack has been encoded in lossless DTS-HD MA, and it's an effective mix, reinforcing the subjective point of view that dominates the film with appropriate surround placements and rising to the film's big events (e.g., the near-miss airline incident) with punch and broad dynamic range. The foreboding score is credited to Lisa Gerrard (Gladiator) and James Orr.
Although the cast participates sporadically, the main interviewee throughout the extras is director
Paul Currie. All of the featurettes are padded with overlong excerpts from the film.
Magnolia seems to be withdrawing from the Blu-ray market in favor of streaming HD releases;
three of the four titles for which this disc includes trailers have already been released and the
fourth won't be favored with a Blu-ray version. It's an unfortunate development for a company
specializing in films that can't attract the financial backing for wide theatrical distribution. I
suspect that 2:22 received Blu-ray treatment because of its elaborate visual effects, and the format
certainly showcases those to good advantage. I just wish it was a better movie. Buyer's choice.
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