6.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
The story an older NSA agent who is trying to retire. He’s marked for death and learns that the man out to kill him is a younger cloned version of himself. Native 60fps (60Hz) movie with native 4K.
Starring: Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong, Douglas HodgeAction | 100% |
Sci-Fi | 58% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
French (Canada): Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese: Dolby Digital 5.1
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1
Thai: Dolby Digital 5.1
English, English SDH, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Cantonese, Dutch, Korean, Malay, Mandarin (Simplified), Thai
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
Digital copy
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Gemini Man is Director Ang Lee's latest film to foray into the questionably effective and audience divisive world of 120 frames per second, following on the tepidly received Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. Gemini Man, another tepidly received hyper visual film, is more action oriented than character driven, despite its best efforts to find balance between the two. Lee's picture struggles not to tell a coherent story or assemble dazzling action scenes but rather to give audiences reason to care, putting together a predictable, though not entirely slapdash, story of high technology and human drama intermixed with gunplay and a ferociously frenzied and cooly choreographed motorcycle action sequence. It's a perfectly serviceable 21st century visual effects movie but feels empty at 24 frames per second (Blu-ray) and uncomfortably odd at 60 frames per second (UHD). There is currently no home option for the 120 frames per second 4K/3-D version Lee touts in interviews (and it wasn't shown theatrically in that configuration, either).
The Gemini Man Blu-ray features a vanilla 24 frames per second viewing experience, which delivers a highly proficient technical viewing experience. Detail is exceptionally clear. The 1080p resolution never struggles to present facial textures with incredible command, whether considering hairs, pores, blood, or other features. The digitally de-aged Will Smith has the appearance of textural completeness as well, showing off the fine-point features with impressive definition. Additional essentials such as clothes and environments are consistently sharp, particularly in the many lingering close-ups Lee uses to great effect throughout the film. Colors are perfectly refined. Contrast is dialed into a natural level and there's plenty of punch and depth to both essential tones and support hues alike. Assorted landscapes, clothes, explosions, and all variety of essentials present with perfect tonal command. Flesh tones appear true and black levels are resplendent. There's a hint, sometimes a little more, of noise here and there, even in a few relatively well lit scenes. It's never bothersome and viewers will be hard-pressed to find any other source issues or compression artifacts.
Gemini Man features a Dolby Atmos soundtrack, and it's terrific. The presentation yields a consistently high quality output, particularly in highlight action scenes. Strong concussive blasts define gunfire and grenade explosions in chapter seven when Henry first encounters his younger self. The track produces some incredible low end detail when a missile hits a van in chapter 14, which zooms towards its target with seat-rattling zip and efficiency. Moments later, heavy machine gun fire rips through with tremendous depth and full surround usage as the rounds power through with ferocious intensity. Every action scene is a delight with no obvious downturns in depth or range. Music finds favor in its clarity and stage spread alike. The fronts carry the load but every additional channel is incorporated to create a fuller, totally immersive soundscape. Environmental details melt into the background with perfect placement and position. Dialogue is clear and well prioritized from start to finish.
The Gemini Man Blu-ray includes an alternate opening, deleted scenes, and several featurettes. A DVD copy of the film and a digital copy code
are included with purchase. This release ships with a non-embossed slipcover.
Gemini Man is a would-be intelligent movie that falters under the burden of overzealous filmmaking and technology overload. It interestingly and sometimes engagingly challenges its characters with ethical dilemmas and metaphysical quandaries, but little of it really reverberates with any depth. Ang Lee does not wrench these qualities into the story -- they are the story -- but he cannot find a balance between the film's more interesting questions and its physical construction to give the drama the gravity it deserves. There's a fine movie within and a good watch as it is, though many might be left wanting something more and, at the same time, something less. The Blu-ray, presented at a traditional 24p (23.976 to be exactly precise) with Dolby Atmos audio, is a technical accomplishment. The extras are fine, neither too few in number nor needlessly exhaustive in count or depth. Recommended.
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