7.3 | / 10 |
Users | 4.2 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.2 |
A couple's lives are turned upside down when the woman is kidnapped and her boyfriend must negotiate her release.
Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gérard Lanvin, Elena Anaya, Mireille PerrierForeign | 100% |
Crime | 3% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Confirmed from disc on the player.
French SDH, English
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Screened at the Tribeca Film Festival last month, Fred Cavayé's "À bout portant" a.k.a "Point Blank" (2010) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of French distributors Gaumont. The supplemental features on the disc include the film's original theatrical trailer; teaser; making of featurette; and audio commentary with director Fred Cavayé and Guillaume Lemans. In French, with optional English and French SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
A wanted man
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Fred Cavayé's À bout portant arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of French distributors Gaumont.
There are no surprises here - as usual, Gaumont's high-definition transfer is of exceptionally high-quality. Despite an abundance of very dark footage, detail and clarity are outstanding. Contrast levels are also consistent. The film has a modern, very gritty look that favors a variety of rich and well saturated dark colors, all of which are reproduced beautifully on the AVC-encoded high-definition transfer. The blues, browns, and grays, in particular, look fantastic. Furthermore, edge-enhancement is never a serious issue of concern (only during the subway chase I noticed some very mild sharpening). There are no traces of heavy noise reduction either. I also did not see artifacting, ringing or similar anomalies to report in this review. Finally, there are absolutely no stability issues whatsoever. All in all, this is an exceptionally strong high-definition transfer, one of the very best I've seen this year from the French distributors. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your PS3 or SA regardless of your geographical location. For the record, there is no problematic PAL or 1080/50i content preceding the disc's main menu).
There are two audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. For the record, Gaumont have provided optional English and French SDH subtitles for the main feature. When turned on, they split the image frame and the black bar below it.
There are five, perhaps six scenes in À bout portant that are of near reference quality. One of them is very early into the film, so have your remote close to you. In other words, the French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track adds a great deal of depth to this quite intense film. Klaus Badelt's trendy music score also gets a tremendous boost. The dialog is crisp, clean, stable, and exceptionally easy to follow. I also did not detect any disturbing pops, cracks, or hissings to report in this review. Lastly, the English translation is very good.
If you enjoy fast and gritty action thrillers, you should definitely take a look at Fred Cavaye's À bout portant (though not available on an English-friendly Blu-ray, the French director's Pour elle is also a terrific film that is very much worth seeing). I thought that it was very well made and certainly very well acted. The Blu-ray disc herein reviewed, courtesy of French distributors Gaumont, looks and sounds great. It is also Region-Free. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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