5 | / 10 |
Users | 3.5 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
An assassin meets a young boy who sparks her maternal instinct.
Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Neal McDonough, Danny Glover, Xander Berkeley, Margaret AveryThriller | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Action | 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
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
English, English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Digital copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Proud Mary’s opening title sequence and its supporting music hearken back to a 1970s styling, but the movie is otherwise a film of modern construction, set in the present day, and entirely forgettable. It’s a generic, paint-by-numbers ride through stale action and unimaginative relationships, namely the hitman (or, here, hit woman) who gains a conscience and dedicates her life to saving a boy who she left homeless, hopeless, and abandoned following a hit on his parents. The film offers nothing of dramatic interest. Action is stale. Characters are forgettable. The movie is competently put together and doesn’t overextend its stay, but other than the relative novelty of a female hit woman, whose maternal instincts kick in where she’s otherwise a cold-blooded killer, there’s nothing here worth watching.
Proud Mary features a good looking, complex, highly agreeable 1080p transfer. The image is delightfully firm, revealing high-yield detailing across the board. Facial textures are, of course, the standout. They're intimately revealing, whether pores, stubble, or perfect skin manicured by makeup. Environments are likewise precise, whether warm, richly appointed homes or rough urban textures. Colors are well pronounced, full and vibrant, with enjoyable subtleties and pop as necessary. Skin tones appear spot-on accurate. Black levels are pleasantly deep, particularly many of the film's nighttime exteriors or even shadowy daytime locales, such as under a large bridge when Mary guns a character down. The image is largely free of any significant blemish. Sharp-eyed viewers will note an example or two of very insignificant background aliasing, but banding and even noise are largely inconsequential. This is a very good new release image from Sony.
Proud Mary features a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. Surrounds are used extensively to deliver the opening title music, with particular attention paid to support lyrics. Music is aggressive, too, featuring the expected range and fidelity of a new release track, with fluid, accurate spacing and adequate low end support weight. Surrounds additionally carry various examples of city din, such as passing elevated trains, traffic, and even small and insignificant but enjoyable elements like buzzing fluorescent lights in Mary's bedroom closet or seaside environmental effects as heard around the 30-minute mark. Gunfire is prominent. Automatic weapons fire hits in hard bursts, popping with good low end intensity and zip. A shrieking car alarm pierces the stage in the final act. Dialogue is fine, featuring flawless performance in terms of clarity of delivery, placement, and prioritization.
Proud Mary contains three featurettes. A Movies Anywhere digital copy code is included with purchase.
Proud Mary offers nothing of interest. The stock story lacks intensity, the characters are thrown onto the screen with no imagination, acting is bland, action is tiresome. Sony's Blu-ray is much more competent, featuring high-end video and audio. A few extras are thrown in for good measure. Skip it.
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