6.3 | / 10 |
Users | 1.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 2.7 |
John Sawyer, once an eminent barrister, has slid into a life of cynicism and drunkenness since his wife left him. When his daughter's boyfriend is accused of murder, Sawyer decides to try to pull himself together and defend him in court.
Starring: James Mason (I), Geraldine Chaplin, Bobby Darin, Paul Bertoya, Ian OgilvyDrama | 100% |
Crime | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
None
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Pierre Rouve's "Cop-Out" (1967) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The only bonus feature on the disc is a gallery of trailers for other titles from the label's catalog. In English, without optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
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Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.67:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Pierre Rouve's Cop-Out arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
I don't have any technical details to share in our review, but it is very clear to me that the film was transferred in high-definition fairly recently. Naturally, it has a pleasing organic appearance, with some areas actually looking quite good. However, overall it is a fairly inconsistent remaster. There are larger segments where some light but noticeable background color flutter sneaks in, and elsewhere density levels fluctuate with a consistency that becomes somewhat annoying. Furthermore, there is sporadic shakiness within the frame that easily could have been eliminated with modern equipment, and tiny white dots and flecks routinely pop up. The good news is that despite the different shortcomings that highlight above, the film still has a pleasing organic appearance. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are not provided for the main feature.
While free of any serious age-related abnormalities, the audio could have been used some optimizations to improve stability and dynamic range. Also, occasionally some of the dialog scatters in multiple directions rather quickly, so unless the volume is turned up high it is possible to miss a few words here and there.
Cop-Out is neither a faithful adaption of Georges Simenon's novel that inspired it nor the attractive chameleon it could have been. It is clear to me that Pierre Rouve conceived it while copying the concept behind Blow-Up, which he produced a year earlier, but he did not possess any of Michelangelo Antonioni's vision and talent to craft a memorable time capsule. To be honest, I did not think that it is a bad film, and I did not dislike it, but considering some of the big-name actors that made it the end result should have been vastly superior. RENT IT.
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