7.6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin, Elijah Ungvary, Beth Harper (III)Drama | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
“Pig” isn’t an easy film to sell to the public, and marketing materials have tried to push the feature as a revenge picture, with a “John Wick”-esque concept of a reclusive man returning to a world he left behind for the love of an animal. In this case, it’s a truffle pig, with Nicolas Cage tasked with portrayed a deadened man on the hunt for his best pal. Writer/director Michael Sarnoski doesn’t deliver a high-octane offering of action cinema with the movie. He goes deeply dramatic instead, ignoring the potential absurdity of the premise to take the whole mission as seriously as possible, digging into troubled characters carrying their own body weight in grief. “Pig” is an odd picture, but that’s the idea, with Sarnoski trying to approach human emotions from different angles, finding fresh ways to deal with primal hurt, with the endeavor more of a “Ratatouille” riff than a vicious Keanu Reeves bruiser.
The AVC encoded image (2.39:1 aspect ratio) presentation for "Pig" arrives with an unusually small file size, coming in at 16GB. The feature offers a somber color palette, with earthier exteriors for Rob's home life, and near sepia tones for his city search. Flashier yellows are found with Amir's yellow car and business signage, and greenery has some power. Skintones are natural. It's a softer, darker looking feature, but detail picks up on Rob's rough appearance, from open wounds to bushy facial hair. Decorative elements are adequately defined, along with food preparation. Exteriors retain dimension. Delineation is satisfactory. Grain layer is heavier but doesn't always hold together, fighting blockiness at times. Mild banding is briefly detected.
The 5.1 DTS-HD MA mix handles dialogue exchanges with care, securing hushed conversations and more aggressive confrontations without losing intelligibility. Scoring cues offer circular engagement, with crisp instrumentation. Atmospherics are active, examining the details of rural living and urban travel, and restaurant bustle is present, with some separation effects. Low-end isn't challenged in this mostly still movie, but harder hits of violence offer some weight.
"Pig" carries along slowly, with Sarnoski creating a heavy mood for the film, helped along by cinematographer Patrick Scola. The journey to retrieve the pig offers a plot, but the production is more interested in the chest-caving anguish of unresolved grief, as both Rob and Amir are dealing with intense family issues, finding the latter coming to understand his father in a different way. There's a food element to the tale as well, found in scenes where Rob returns to employees from his past life, grilling them on their true passions and integrity. Areas of emotion are also accessed by meals, providing Rob with a type of super power. "Pig" doesn't get aggressive, it runs deep, with Cage delivering a superb performance in a role that seems specifically tailored to his abilities, helping Sarnoski find a brutal reality underneath what initially appears to be a silly concept for a revenge picture. Instead, they generate an original take on the mourning process.
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