4.7 | / 10 |
Users | 3.5 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
A male stripper ends up dead at a Miami beach house during a bachelorette party weekend.
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, Zoë Kravitz, Jillian Bell, Ilana GlazerComedy | 100% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French (Canada): Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
English, English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
UV digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Imagine a cruder, clumsier, less funny, and more limited-scope version of Weekend at Bernie's to get an idea of what's in store in Rough Night, Director Lucia Aniello's Comedy about a bachelorette party that goes terribly wrong. The film revels in standard contemporary comedy cliché, employs blandly developed characters, comes packed with the requisite drinking and dancing scenes, is brimming with vulgarity, and works character angles that nobody really cares about. The film is good for a few laughs but feels destined to be lost and forgotten amidst the onslaught of so many other similarly assembled films that, true, don't share this exact plot but do share all of the trite and unimaginative character strokes and antics that propel it towards its endpoint.
The included screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray disc. Watch for 4K screenshots at a later date.
Rough Night's technical specs aren't listed on the movie's IMDB tech space page (ironic), but chances are the film was finished at a 2K digital
intermediate. The 2160p/HDR-enhanced UHD presentation is fine but never overwhelmingly impressive. Most immediately noticeable is the uptick in
fine detail. Skin textures are much more revealing, probably to the cast's chagrin, of pores and bumps and imperfections. That's a net plus over the
Blu-ray, which is very strong but unable to showcase those most intimate details
here. Otherwise, the image isn't appreciably superior in terms of
textural clout. Environments that were sharp on Blu-ray are sharp here as well. Clothing finds a slight boost but things like odds and ends in the Miami
mansion, for example, don't offer any sort of hefty improvement over the Blu-ray counterpart. The color palette is fuller here, but also a hair less
vibrant. The image is notably darker overall, not significantly but enough so that some of the spunk from the Blu-ray feels missing. The trade-off is
more deeply saturated colors, but make no mistake: the UHD is still super aggressive and colors are very robust and dynamic. Even as the movie feels
a bit darker
overall, basic black levels appear a shade less deep in nighttime exteriors. Skin tones are also a hair warmer. Light source noise remains. This is
hardly a stellar UHD image, but it satisfies basic format expectations, particularly for a movie of this style and construction.
Rough Night's UHD earns a Dolby Atmos soundtrack as opposed to the standard Blu-ray's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless presentation. Improvements are minimal. The 5.1 track is sufficiently robust, full, and saturating. The Atmos is all of that, too, with a tangible, but not significant, boost in stage saturation thanks to the additions of overhead and two back channels. Some of the more intensive sonic moments, such as the din at the frat house party to begin, offer a more intensive sense of place and space, opening up a bit more but not so much more that Blu-ray listeners will feel left out. Music and low end depth remain immersive and deep, respectively, and often complimentary. No significant, discrete overhead effects are to be heard; the top end is merely concerned with support. Dialogue remains firmly positioned in the front-center, well prioritized, and naturally clear.
Rough Night's UHD disc contains no extras beyond the usual Sony staples: the cast and crew still photo tab and a collection of Moments
(2160p/HDR/Atmos): Jess, Peter, Stripper, and Bachelorette Party. All of the base supplements can be found on
the
included 1080p Blu-ray disc. A UV digital copy code is included with purchase.
Rough Night isn't a bad movie for lack of effort. If anything it tries too hard but winds up merely duplicating the same sort of gags and lines and physical humor that constructs so many of today's interchangeable genre films. It offers passable time-killing laughs, but audiences expecting something memorable will walk away disappointed and wondering why they spent their money on a movie they've seen a few dozen times already. Sony's UHD is fine, offering an image that's appreciably sharper than the Blu-ray. Atmos audio doesn't mark a dramatic improvement over the Blu-ray's 5.1 track. No unique UHD extras of note are included. Worth a rent.
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