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6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
This is a powerful drama about a young woman who stumbles into a nightmare land of hijacking and humiliation while driving cross-country from California to New York.
Starring: Yvette Mimieux, Tommy Lee Jones, Lisa Copeland, Cliff Emmich, Michael AsheThriller | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
BDInfo
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Drive-in sleaze from the 1970s gets a cold slap across the face in 1976’s “Jackson County Jail,” which presents a more sobering understanding of injustice in America’s southland. Director Michael Miller (“Silent Rage,” “National Lampoon’s Class Reunion”) and screenwriter Donald E. Stewart are faced with the demands of exploitation cinema, and try to deliver some awfulness to sufficiently rile up viewers. However, the ultimate aim of “Jackson County Jail” is to manufacture a more character-based survival story, delving into broken people as they come up against an unthinkable future while on the run from the law.
The AVC encoded image (1.85:1 aspect ratio) is sourced from an older scan of "Jackson Country Jail." Softness is present during the viewing experience, but textures are appreciable, offering decent looks at business and jail interiors, and close-ups retain skin particulars. Distances are reasonably dimensional. Colors are appreciable if a tad muted. Earth tones dominate the palette, with bolder hues found on period clothing and greenery. Skintones run a little hot at times, but remain withing the realm of natural. Delineation is adequate with some mild solidification. Grain is heavier but film-like. Source is in fine shape, with some speckling and a few scratches.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA sound mix doesn't reach very far, presenting the mono track with emphasis on dialogue exchanges, and performances register as intended, fighting slight muddiness at times. Scoring supports satisfactorily, with sharper harmonica highs. Sound effects carry a bit more snap as shoot-outs enter the feature.
"Jackson County Jail" has its broader moments, with Miller fitting in some car chases, explosions, and a shoot-out during a Bicentennial parade. It provides enough jolts to pass, but it's more interesting as a study of doomed people scrambling to survive, leading to a chilling conclusion that's tonally brave considering the target demographic for the film. "Jackson County Jail" isn't a rousing sit, but it has a vision for something beyond cheap thrills, offering a layer of gloominess to go with its B-movie rampage.
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