5.9 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Molly is a teen who works with her father an ex-cop turned P.I. One say an FBI agent approaches and wants her to work for them. They want her to keep an eye on the daughter of a man who is going to testify against a criminal. So they send her to the college where the daughter is attending. And she tries to fit in while keeping an eye on her and trying to see if there's someone there who doesn't appear who they are.
Starring: Miley Cyrus, Jeremy Piven, Alexis Knapp, Josh Bowman, Mike O'MalleyComedy | 100% |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 2.0
English SDH, Spanish
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
I'm really gonna love it here.
Does this sound familiar? "Heroine outsider is forced to go undercover into an environment she doesn't understand, change everything about who
she is, and
intermix with people to whom she cannot relate, all in the name of solving some important crime." It's an age-old "fish out of water" backdrop
that's been
the subject of countless films, amongst them Miss Congeniality, Never Been Kissed, and, to a slightly lesser extent, The House Bunny. Director Tom Vaughan's (What Happens in Vegas) So Undercover intermixes elements of
all
three in his telling of the tale of a tomboy forced to ditz herself up and play the role of shallow sorority sister in an undercover FBI sting operation.
She's forced to change
her vocabulary, wardrobe, and makeup, all the while somehow making herself fall into line with her "sisters" who, to her, may as well be "aliens."
It's a
playful, innocent, and wholly conventional flick, but somehow, some way, So Undercover finds a charm, a sense of humor, and a
watchability
that all
make it a much more satisfying little excursion than the advertisements might otherwise suggest.
Undercover out in the open.
So Undercover's high definition transfer is a good one with few problems of any note. The photography sparkles, offering a very clean, sharp, and pure digital image. It's a little flat by nature, but it shows fine details and strong colors. Whether ritzy hotel decorations, roadside diner accents, richly textured college campus buildings and adornments, skin details, or clothing lines, the transfer captures most everything clearly and accurately with no blemishes or anything less than upper-end clarity and attention to detail. Colors are brilliant, particularly the many shades of bright pink and red scattered throughout the film. A few scenes feature a moderate warm push, but the palette is generally candy-colored brilliant and accurate. Blacks are a touch pale in spots but generally precise. The image shows a few brief signs of aliasing, but very little in the way of banding, blocking, or other uglies. Overall, this is a good, accurate transfer from Millennium Entertainment.
So Undercover features a balanced and clear Dolby TrueHD 5.1 lossless soundtrack. All of the usual elements, and the qualities associated with a solid presentation, are here. There's a fine natural spacing and accuracy to music. It plays with a fine low-end support, and all of the various pop tunes throughout the film really kick but not too heavily and not at the expense of clarity. The musical presentations are nicely room-filling, and the aggressive posture suits the movie's attitude nicely. The track finds some light surround support, mostly in the way of atmospherics but sometimes in specific sound effects supporting movement or action scenes. There's a positive, full-stage power to an explosion near the end of the film. Dialogue plays clearly and cleanly from the center. The track isn't particularly memorable -- though fans of the soundtrack might want to replay a few scenes -- but it does everything well and with all of its elements in fine working order.
So Undercover contains only previews for other Millennium Entertainment titles.
So Undercover won't win any (positive) awards and many may outright dismiss it based solely on the actress in the lead role. One can't blame others for overlooking this movie, and it's not a gem, but it is a bit better, somewhat more fun, than it superficially appears to be. Miley Cyrus turns in a charming and balanced role, her sorority sisters do the ditzy thing very well, and the story plays out predictably but nevertheless proves mildly entertaining and largely humorous. This is a good, relaxing little movie that might be a bit too adult-oriented for the smallest Miley fans, but most audiences should get a kick out of what is a simpleminded but generally entertaining little flick. Millennium's Blu-ray release of So Undercover features good video and audio. No supplements are included. Worth a rental, and perhaps a purchase at a rock-bottom price.
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