6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.6 |
An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voiceover star. Amidst pride, sexism and family dysfunction, she sets out to change the voice of a generation.
Starring: Lake Bell, Demetri Martin, Fred Melamed, Michaela Watkins, Ken MarinoComedy | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
English, English SDH, French, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
A voice is just not a blessing…it's also a choice.
Voice is big in baseball. The sport routinely runs three hours per game, and with 162 games on the regular-season schedule, broadcasters, and to
a
lesser extent public address announcers, have a lot of time to fill. It usually leads to oftentimes entertaining and sometimes mind-numbing
side-stories between broadcasters about
everything from cotton candy color to the beautiful city backdrop out past center field. Public address announcers have a slightly more forgiving
job,
stating the name of the batter or reminding fans that the park's Hall of Fame is open to the public and is located behind left field. They're heard
by only tens of thousands of fans at one time, not hundreds of thousands, and chances are their announcement of Kirk Gibson pinch-hitting or
Mookie
Wilson coming to bat will forever only be background noise in a much bigger story. Yet every baseball fan can recite by heart "this is going to be a
home run. Unbelievable!" and "behind the bag...it gets through Buckner! Here comes Knight and the Mets win it!" Baseball broadcasting and PA
voicing are a traditionally males-only
occupations. Broadcasters like Vin Scully, Jack Buck, and Bob Prince have left indelible marks on the baseball airways, while the familiar voices of
Bob Sheppard, Chuck Morgan, and Tim DeBacco will forever be linked to the Yankees, Rangers, and Pirates, respectively. But things, they
are-a-changing. The New York Yankees employ Suzyn Waldman as a color commentator and San Francisco Giants fans will instantly recognize
Renel
Brooks-Moon's smooth speech pouring through ballpark loudspeakers during home games. Both are living proof that women can effectively break
into traditionally male-dominated
endeavors and find success therein. In a World... is the story of another woman making her mark on an historically male-centric
profession,
movie trailer voiceovers.
In the booth.
In a World... features a good, though sometimes slightly murky and drab, 1080p transfer. The picture varies in temperature, going warm at times but finding a more natural balance at others. Colors still satisfy but never leap off the screen in spectacular fashion. Light softness may be seen in places, and textural definition is not always fully razor-sharp. Nonetheless, image clarity suffices and many scenes reveal clean, well-defined details, particularly on clothes and faces. Black levels are never problematic, and skin tones don't often betray natural shades, save for those aforementioned warm scenes. There's very little in the way of banding or other hindrances. This is a fairly unassuming and basic but satisfying presentation from Sony.
One would expect a film revolving around voice to feature a rather front-heavy track lacking much sonic variety, and indeed, Sony's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack for In a World... primarily centers on the spoken word. Whether off-the-cuff dialogue, practiced delivery in front of the recording microphone, or those shrilly voices that pop up from time to time, Sony's track presents each one accurately and richly, finding the deepest lows and sharpest highs in every delivery. Ambient effects are limited, examples being steam in a sauna or the background din at a party that rises and lowers in volume relative to character distance. A few musical numbers appear, with smooth, mostly front-heavy presentations and rich clarity. The track presents a bit of heavy, well-defined bass during some more upbeat tunes heard in both chapters six and fourteen. Overall, this is a rather unassuming but nonetheless effective soundtrack from Sony.
In a World... contains a commentary, deleted scenes, a gag reel, and humorous promos.
Movie fans will find much to love in In a World..., a quirky, charming "Dramedy" that flourishes on balance and the simple approach to its message. It doesn't often miss its mark, and when it does it's concerning its side stories rather than its primary arc. Lake Bell acquits herself wonderfully in all of her on- and off-screen duties and enjoys the help of several smart, well-defined supporting performances along the way. In a World...'s Blu-ray release features good video and audio. A few supplements are included. Recommended.
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