5.8 | / 10 |
Users | 3.5 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.1 |
Discovering a cache of cash in their dead tenant's apt, a couple in debt take the money and find themselves the target of a deadly adversary-the thief who stole it.
Starring: James Franco, Kate Hudson, Omar Sy, Tom Wilkinson, Anna FrielCrime | 100% |
Thriller | 20% |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (192 kbps)
English SDH, Spanish
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Everyone wants money, and people particularly want "their" money, regardless of how they came about it, whether they earned it straight up or secured it by some nefarious means. Some people want it so badly they'll do uncharacteristic things to keep it, while others will break free of the basic human condition and resort to animalistic violence and untamed methods to take it. Good People is all about several parties vying for a stash of cash by any means necessary, one set determined to keep it for relatively good means, another angling to retrieve it through violence, and a third party by way of smooth yet dangerous intimidation. It's a fully unoriginal film but one that tackles its stock ideas nicely enough, engendering a fairly tangible sense of danger throughout while working through basic characters with generic motives. It's a bit better than it sounds, if only because it knows its goals and sticks to them, producing a suitably moody and nicely photographed film that strives only to be the best it can be within the limited confines of its seen-it-before structure.
The hunted.
Good People arrives on Blu-ray with a satisfactory 1080p presentation. Millennium Entertainment's transfer is solid, appearing relatively bland and bleak but seemingly in-line with filmmaker intent. Indeed, colors are a bit drab, favoring a dull gray appearance that sets a fairly dour mood. Nevertheless, the palette appears even and precise within that structure, presenting clothes, such as Tom's blue denim jacket, and other goods, such as Khan's car, with commendable accuracy. Details are solid, with special attention to some of the rougher surfaces seen throughout the film, like wood, concrete, and brick. Chipped paint and dusty areas of the house look excellent, too. Facial features and clothing lines are also suitably complex and nicely representative of a good, basic Blu-ray picture. Skin tones appear accurate, but black levels sometimes take a push towards a dark shade of purple. Light banding appears around a few bright light sources, but the image is otherwise proficiently handsome. Overall, this is a quality effort from Millennium.
Good People features a good, but not at all memorable, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 lossless soundtrack. Music enjoys a commendably balanced stage presence, yielding good clarity throughout the range, fine front end spacing, healthy surround features, and a sufficiently heavy low end. Light background ambience helps set the stage in a few places, notably in outdoor moments when one can hear playing children and light background city din. Action effects are hit-or-miss. Gunfire is never prominent and aggressive, but neither is it wholly puny. A jet flyover near the end rolls through the stage with adequate, but not overwhelming, power, a shame considering the effect plays a part in a crucial scene. Dialogue delivery is clear and precise with good center balance.
Aside from an assortment of Millennium Entertainment title previews, Good People contains only "Making Of" Featurette (1080p, 2:52), a brief plot/character recap.
Good People brings absolutely nothing new to the table, but it does set the table with a serviceable story that's performed and executed very well, as well as something this unimaginative can be performed and executed. It's satisfyingly entertaining at a core level, and viewers going expecting to see the same thing in different packaging should be satisfied with the results. Millennium Entertainment's Blu-ray release of Good People delivers solid video and audio. Supplements are limited to a brief featurette. Worth a rental, and genre fans might consider a purchase at a substantial discount.
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