5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Anastasia and Christian get married, but Jack Hyde continues to threaten their relationship.
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Arielle Kebbel, Tyler Hoechlin, Brant DaughertyRomance | 100% |
Erotic | 57% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS:X
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French (Canada): DTS 5.1
Spanish: DTS-HD HR 7.1
English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
Digital copy
DVD copy
BD-Live
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
The Fifty Shades film series has emerged as the 21st century's big budget cinema answer to "Skinamax." Loose plots and looser clothes have resulted in, what, around six hours of the not-so-fabled romance between Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), the man as hunky as he is rich, and Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson), the beautiful girl-next-door who falls for the man whose bondage playroom is larger than many apartments. Perhaps the novels are richer in texture and flavor -- this reviewer has not read them -- but the films have largely been dramatic black holes and exercises in shoddy acting and scriptwriting, favoring disrobed leads and disengaged narratives rather than sturdy storytelling with salacious sex thrown in for good measure. Fifty Shades Freed, the final installment in the trilogy, sees the power couple take a couple of big steps in their relationship, though not without taking a few back and taking everything off on several occasions.
It's really happening!!!!
Fifty Shades Freed's 1080p transfer features exemplary detailing. The image is refined, sharp, finely textured, and as revealing as the actors. It displays with perfect material complexity the meshy veil Anastasia wears to begin with film. Christian's light facial stubble and scars on his chest, Ana's perfectly manicured skin and silky hair, the couple's extravagant clothing, even character detail is brought to life with remarkable ease and intricate definition. The clarity of every detail -- lavish appointments and furnishings, soap bubbles on the couple's skin 50 minutes into the movie -- are extravagant. Colors are, too. The palette absolutely explodes with an intensity of brilliance, finding every shade deep and very well saturated. Black levels are intensely deep as well. Flesh tones are perfect. Noise is kept to an absolute minimum, and no other source or encode flaws are apparent. Blu-ray doesn't get much better than this.
Fifty Shades Freed features a DTS:X Master Audio soundtrack. Music is lively. Notes are energetic and spacious, vocals are crystal-clear, and the low end kicks in for support. Environmental fill effects are realistically engaging, whether street-level city din, airport ambience, or background music and chatter at a restaurant. Both of the latter come together nicely in a club scene in chapter 13, where the energetic music melts into the background with the location din for a key dialogue moment and kicks back up front-and-center for a dance scene moments later. The track produces some quality depth to sports car engine revs in a few scenes (brought to you by Audi). Overhead channels are not used discretely but add a little extra space for the music and effects to breathe. Dialogue is presented without flaw from a natural front-center home.
Fifty Shades Freed contains several extras. A DVD copy of the film and a Movies Anywhere digital code are included with purchase. This disc
contains two cuts of the film: Theatrical (1:45:18) and Unrated (1:50:18).
Fifty Shades Freed is hostage to bland plot lines and tired themes. The film never breaks from cruise control, not in its story, not in its sex, not in its character advancement. Performances are rather poor but are fairly spirited and comfortable, at least. Universal's Blu-ray delivers reference quality picture, superb audio, and a few extras. Fans should find this release to be very agreeable.
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