6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Harry Dobbs takes his job as a private detective seriously. Hired by a mysterious seductress to follow her boyfriend, Harry soon discovers that the man he's following is not so much the marrying kind...as he is the murdering kind! And it'll take the help of another sleuth - hired to keep an eye on Harry - to capture this dangerous lothario and steal Harry's heart in the process!
Starring: Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins, Anne Archer, Kate Capshaw, Annette O'TooleRomance | 100% |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Thriller | 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
None
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Alan Rudolph's "Love at Large" (1990) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Video. The only bonus features on the disc are a few original trailers for other Kino Video releases. In English, without optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The detective and his client
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Alan Rudolph's Love at Large arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Video.
The release has been sourced from a pre-existing master that was most likely prepared for the old DVD release of the film. The bulk of the film looks decent, with well-lit close-ups in particular looking quite good. However, the limitations of the master become obvious during the indoor and nighttime footage. Indeed, shadow definition tends to fluctuate and as a result depth isn't as good as it should be. There are no traces of recent degraining corrections, but it is easy to see that grain could and should be far better distributed and resolved. Some light noise is also mixed with the grain and as a result plenty of the indoor footage looks quite flat. There are no traces of recent sharpening adjustments. There is plenty of room for improvements in the area of color reproduction. Some color tonalities are clearly missing and elsewhere balance is not very convincing. Color saturation also should be better. Image stability very good. Finally, there are no large debris, cuts, damage marks, or torn frames to report in our review. To sum it all up, there are areas of the film that look decent, at times even surprisingly good, but elsewhere it is easy to see that the current master is actually quite old. My score is 3.25/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are not provided for the main feature.
The audio has not been remastered, but clarity and depth are good. In fact, Mark Isham's jazzy score easily breathes throughout the film and during a number of different sequences the sax solos are surprisingly well balanced (there are no unintended dynamic fluctuations). The dialog is crisp, stable, and easy to follow. There are no audio dropouts, pops, or digital distortions to report in out review.
This film tries so hard to be smart and original that after a while it literally becomes unwatachable. There are tiny bits of Alan Rudolph's brilliance in it, but the script simply isn't good enough. Kino's technical presentation of the film is decent, but the only bonus features on the Blu-ray are a few trailers. RENT IT.
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