7.6 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves the north of France for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Céline Sallette, Corinne Masiero, Bouli LannersDrama | 100% |
Foreign | 63% |
Romance | 25% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English, English SDH, French
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Rust and Bone is one of the grittiest Human Dramas of the past decade. It's a challenging watch on a number of emotional levels, and it's that rough authenticity, its difficult adult themes, and its expert craftsmanship that make it a near instant classic. Director Jacques Audiard's (A Prophet) latest is another masterpiece that drives to the core of mankind on a very raw but also very detailed level. It's the tale of two outwardly dissimilar individuals fighting their own battles and the resultant inward and outward scars left behind in their struggle to find themselves and understand something about the lives they've been given and the world in which they live them. Rust and Bone isn't an easy movie to watch, and neither is it a simple film to understand. Certainly the plot basics are made easy enough to follow and the characters are superbly developed, but it's the way the picture challenges audiences to dig deeper than the medium normally asks, to discover the true inward realities of two lives shaped by difficulties beyond most life experiences and their search for a way past the figurative darkness and, on the inside and the out, back into something resembling the light.
Is there more?
Rust and Bone's 1080p transfer is a dazzling example of the quality of a great Blu-ray presentation. The only area of concern are blacks that appear slightly too bright in a few scenes and struggling low-light, shadowy color transitions, notably on human skin, that leave an unsightly banding artifact. Otherwise, the image is perfect. Though photographed on video, it's hard to tell; the image produces a handsome film-like appearance. Details are nothing less than striking. Every scene is awash in natural, razor-sharp textures, whether all of the little city nuances in the opening minutes or the very finest facial details that give the transfer an absolutely natural appearance. Even a frayed cloth over the doghouse and the worn-down wood that makes the structure both look fabulous. The color palette favors a slightly gray and cold feel at the beginning, but it livens up beautifully, notably during a scene in which Stéphanie reunites with one of the orcas; the blue water beyond the glass is nothing less than beautiful. Nearly every scene in the film is of natural, pure, vivid quality, a real demonstration of the format's capabilities to bring modern movies into the home. Despite a couple of minor aggravations, this is a reference quality transfer all the way.
Rust and Bone features an aggressive and very well balanced DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. There's very natural traffic ambience to open; the track creates a wide open city environment that intermixes so many little sounds with so much natural authenticity that the environment almost literally springs to life inside the listening area. Such is the case with the entirety of the film. No matter how aggressive or active -- a rumbling train, a revving bike, the general ambiance at the orca show -- or how still and quiet a scene, Sony's track creates a very tangible sonic atmosphere that beautifully defines every scene. Music is perfectly balanced, enjoying faultless spacing, just the right surround support, and consistent top-tier clarity that altogether make the speakers seem to melt away in favor of a startlingly rich presentation. Dialogue, no surprise, is even and true, flowing naturally from the center speaker. This is a rock-solid reference soundtrack from Sony.
Rust and Bone doesn't contain a large number of extras, but what is here is of excellent quality.
Rust and Bone is a fantastic film in every regard. It's beautifully shot, smartly written, and naturally acted. But it's the picture's challenging, well organized, and detailed themes about the constant inner and outer battle to make it through life, the consequences of making right and wrong choices, the real accidents and fortuitous happenings, the role of fate, the need to get up after falling down, and trying to do right even when wrong seems the better and easier way that all contribute to one of the smartest, most raw, and most purely human picture of recent years. Those who appreciate finer, deeper, more thought-provoking cinema shouldn't miss one of 2012's best films. Sony's Blu-ray release of Rust and Bone features standout video and audio. A good array of extra content is included. Very highly recommended.
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