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Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Saint Jack tells the life of Jack Flowers, a pimp in Singapore. Feeling hopeless and undervalued, Jack tries to make money by setting up his own bordello and clashes with Chinese triad members in the process.
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott, James Villiers, Joss Ackland, Rodney BewesDrama | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
BDInfo
None
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 5.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Before 1979’s “Saint Jack” was put into production, director Peter Bogdanovich was in a difficult position career-wise. After breaking through with “The Last Picture Show” and “Paper Moon,” the helmer harpooned his popularity with the flops “Nickelodeon” and “At Long Last Love.” Requiring a centering of his moviemaking chakras, Bogdanovich ran away to Singapore for “Saint Jack,” which erases any hope for Old Hollywood glamour and Americana to deliver a complex tale of a pimp inching closer to trouble, keeping star Ben Gazzara on the move as the locations are explored in tremendous detail.
The AVC encoded image (1.78:1 aspect ratio) presentation offers an appealing view of original cinematographic efforts, presenting satisfactory detail to best take in Singapore location and communicative close-ups. Facial nuances are protected, delivering sweat-lined reactions, and costuming keeps most of its texture. Distances are preserved, permitting a full survey of urban activity. Primaries are secure, with street signage and greenery the most appealing, while skintones remain natural. Grain is fine and filmic. Delineation isn't problematic. Source is in decent shape, with minimal speckling and scratches.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA sound mix retains some age, keeping highs on the sharp side. Dialogue exchanges are adequate, managing dramatic speeds and heavy accents, while Gazzara's customary low mumble is preserved. Scoring isn't significant, but it supports as intended, with passable instrumentation. Street life is lively, delivering compelling atmospherics.
"Saint Jack" is accomplished work, and one of the better pictures from Bogdanovich's erratic oeuvre, but it's hardly a career triumph. As good as he is with screen details and actors, the helmer loses focus too easily, keeping "Saint Jack" away from expected greatness.
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