6.6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A three-tiered story centered around drugs and organized crime, and focused on a young man who becomes a runner for a coke dealer.
Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Matias Varela, Dragomir Mrsic, Lisa Henni, Mahmut SuvakciForeign | 100% |
Crime | 60% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Swedish: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English, English SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Winner of Best Actor and Best Cinematography Awards at the Guldbagge Awards, Swedish director Daniel Espinosa's "Snabba cash" a.k.a "Easy Money" (2010) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Lionsgate Films-UK. There are no supplemental features on this release. In Swedish, Serbian, Arabic, Spanish, and English, with optional English and English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
The student
Presented in aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Daniel Espinosa's Easy Money arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Lionsgate Films-UK.
Despite the frequent camera movement, detail and clarity are very impressive. There are rather large portions of the film where light is restricted, but even very small objects are exceptionally easy to see. The daylight footage is always very crisp and sharp. Contrast levels are stable throughout the entire film. The film's color scheme fluctuates as the action moves from one location to another, but these fluctuations are clearly intended. Cold blues and grays and warm browns are the prominent colors. There are no serious transfer-specific anomalies to report in this review. Lastly, there are absolutely no stability issues. All in all, even though I have not seen Easy Money theatrically, I feel very confident stating that the Blu-ray release accurately replicates the film's intended theatrical look. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: Swedish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (with portions of Serbian, Arabic, Spanish, English). For the record, Lionsgate Films-UK have provided optional English and English SDH subtitles for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
The lossless track has an excellent dynamic range and opens up the film exceptionally well. There are action sequences where the crispness and clarity of the gunshots create the impression that one is amongst the gangsters. Elsewhere, Jon Ekstrand 's ambient soundtrack effectively supports the remarkably tense atmosphere. The dialog is very crisp, clean, and stable. There are some minor dynamic fluctuations that occasionally make it difficult to hear exactly what is said, but they are intended. (Obviously, the goal is to have a very realistic looking and sounding crime film). The English translation is excellent.
Unfortunately, there are no supplemental features to be found on this Blu-ray release.
Promoted by Martin Scorsese, Swedish director Daniel Espinosa's Easy Money should appeal to folks who like gritty contemporary crime thrillers. The cast is outstanding and the direction is very stylish. Let's hope that the recently released sequels, Easy Money: Hard to Kill and Easy Money: Life Deluxe, will also be distributed on English-friendly Blu-rays. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
(Still not reliable for this title)
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