6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A private detective helps a prostitute being assaulted, and notices that she is wearing a very unique ring. She is later found murdered and there is no trace of the ring, which turns out to be part of a cache of jewelry stolen by the Nazis during World War II and smuggled out of France after the wary by an American army colonel. The private eye decides to try to find the ring, is hired by the former colonel to find the rest of the jewels, and runs up against a murderous French gang that is also looking for the jewels.
Starring: Robert Bray, Whitney Blake, Patricia Donahue (I), Donald Randolph, Pamela DuncanFilm-Noir | 100% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Mystery | 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, 16-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Victor Saville and George White's "My Gun Is Quick" (1957) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The only bonus feature on the disc is a vintage trailer for the film. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Kiss me, girl
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, My Gun Is Quick arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from a very beautiful restored 2K master. I really did not see any flaws with the technical presentation to report in our review. Perhaps there is a bit of room for some minor encoding optimizations that could strengthen grain exposure a bit, but this would be a cosmetic adjustment at best. On my system this film looks terrific, and to be honest this was the main reason I enjoyed it because it looks very stylish. The grading job is wonderful. As our screencaptures reveal, the blacks are solid -- but not artificially boosted -- and there are wonderful healthy nuances of grays and whites. There are no traces of troubling digital corrections. Image stability is excellent. A few tiny white specks can be spotted, but otherwise the film looks very healthy. My score is 4.75/5.00. (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 provided for the main feature.
The audio is stable and clear. There are many parts of the film where Marlin Skiles' soundtrack does a lot of work to straighten the desired atmosphere and the dynamic intensity of the music is very good. (A good example where you can test it is the chase around the .00. 32.06 mark). There are no distortions, audio dropouts, or other similar serious anomalies to report in our review.
The old trailer that was cut for My Gun Is Quick sells the film right -- the ladies are definitely sizzling and Mike Hammer gets in trouble with some very shady guys. Predictable entertainment? Yes, but this film also looks very stylish without trying hard. I enjoyed it much more than some of the bigger and supposedly more respectable film noirs, where it is often too obvious that the camera is looking for the right angles to impress. Kino Lorber's release of My Gun Is Quick is sourced from an excellent restored 2K master, but does not have any meaningful bonus features. Nevertheless, consider adding it to your library. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. (If you enjoy these types of smaller film noirs, also take a look at Scorpion Releasing's release of The Girl Hunters, in which Mickey Spillane plays his notorious character).
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