7.1 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder.
Starring: Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur Kennedy, Sam LeveneFilm-Noir | 100% |
Drama | 18% |
Crime | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 16-bit)
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Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Famed director Elia Kazan takes on law and order in 1947’s “Boomerang” (released the same year as his classic, “Gentlemen’s Agreement”), which takes viewers into the heart of justice, inspecting all its passions, procedures, and corruption. It’s distanced work from Kazan, who traditionally embraces intimacy when it comes to characterization, but the feature’s iciness is intentional, surveying judicial battles and political gamesmanship to deliver a stinging viewing experience that challenges the process, not the authenticity, behind guilt and innocence.
The AVC encoded image (1.37:1 aspect ratio) presentation carries satisfying cinematographic balance, with stable whites and satisfying blacks, offering compelling delineation with evening events and darker costuming. Sharpness is challenged by age and mild filtering, but some degree of detail emerges with a movie that mostly photographs pained faces reciting dialogue. Facial particulars are periodically exposed, and costuming has fibrous qualities. Source has its issues, including debris and a few points of chemical spotting. Transitions also reveal mild posturization.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA sound mix isn't an extraordinary listening event, but it carries the picture's modest mood successfully. Mild hiss is detected, but dialogue exchanges remain strong, offering hearty performances from a variety of acting styles. Scoring isn't blown-out, retaining instrumentation and dramatic accentuation. Crowd and courtroom bustle are preserved.
As much as it strives to be, "Boomerang" isn't thrilling. It's something to be appreciated, offering rich performances and production polish. The screenplay is also good for a few turns, keeping thing interesting for viewers. It's static at times, with a courtroom finale that lacks electricity, but "Boomerang" supplies provocative ideas on the ways of justice and mob rule, breaking down a legal system that's often eager to provide easy answers to complex questions.
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