5.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle to find the missing link before time runs out.
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty, Kay Lenz, Ted McGinleyThriller | 100% |
Crime | 97% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 2.5 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
An edgy cop accused of murder. A young lawyer looking to make her mark. A determined district attorney. Bad men, corruption, and danger around every corner. Sound familiar? If it does, don't expect much in the way of bright ideas and new trends to emerge from 1989's Physical Evidence, a by-the-books procedural that incorporates and embraces all of those pieces and fails to find even a smidgen of novelty from setup to resolution. The film maneuvers through the paces effectively enough to keep things entertaining, though not always interesting. It banks more on star power than it does narrative to draw in audiences, more on standby plot elements and devices more so than creativity to tell its story, more on thin plot threads rather than bold twists and turns to bring it to conclusion. It's throwaway cinema at its finest, a movie that shouldn't be on any cinephile's "must see" bucket list. Yet it's technically competent all the way around and, despite the lack of originality, not much of a chore to watch. It's the ultimate in see-and-forget, but don't go to any great lengths to see. After all, the forget part will certainly come far more easily.
I didn't do it!
Physical Evidence actually looks pretty nice. Mill Creek's Blu-ray presentation fares well all around, save for a few scattered spots and speckles. Grain retention is welcome; it's largely even, not too heavy, and aids in revealing the finer textural details to be seen throughout. To be sure, this is no stunner, but details come through well enough, from faces and clothes on down to smaller background details in Paris' apartment, Kyle's place, or the courtroom. Clarity is fine and the stable, rather sharp image makes this a very watchable and enjoyable HD experience. Colors are satisfactory; the palette never really pops but it's not excessively dull, either. Brighter scenes aren't awash in great colors, but darker scenes don't absorb the palette, either. Black levels are quite sturdy, ditto flesh tones. All around, a very pleasing presentation from Mill Creek.
Evidence points to another middling Mill Creek DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 lossless soundtrack. Physical Evidence's presentation is certainly underwhelming but that's not particularly much of a surprise. The track finds enough spacing -- front-end range -- and clarity to get by on the basics. Musical delivery is adequate, smooth enough and with a decent bit of crispness and definition, though ultimately there's nothing at all memorable about it. General sound elements fail to impress; passing traffic, a car splashing through a couple of puddles, the background din of a busy courtroom or bar, chirping birds and seagulls and all variety of ambient support never immerse the listener but at least define the environment well enough. Dialogue, at least, comes through with enough precision that there's no struggle to define each syllable. It's not a winner, but it's not a loser either. It suffices for a low-end movie released on the lower end of the Blu-ray scale.
This Blu-ray release of Physical Evidence contains no supplemental content.
Physical Evidence will satisfy moviegoers looking to kill a little over ninety minutes with a movie they need not follow all that closely to walk away satisfied. It's all built on stale pieces, from the characters to the payoff. The script on down is bland, though the movie does manage a spark from the under-explored sexual chemistry from its leads. It's a serviceable movie, nothing more, nothing less. Mill Creek's Blu-ray release of Physical Evidence delivers no supplements, but decent video and passable two-channel audio are included. Skip it.
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