5.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
A disgraced doctor and his family are held hostage at their home by criminals on the run, when a robbery-gone-awry requires them to seek immediate medical attention.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Chad Michael Murray, Shea Buckner, Tyler Jon Olson, Lydia HullAction | 100% |
Thriller | 40% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.00:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.00:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English SDH, Portuguese, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Digital copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
It’s actually been a good, long while since the grizzled visage (airbrushed or not) of Bruce Willis on a Blu-ray cover has graced (?) my review queue, but Survive the Night offers some perfectly generic key art which features Willis, replete with him sporting a nicely embossed police badge on this release’s slipcover, just in case you need a clue as to whether he’s a good guy or a bad guy in this particular outing. This film is arguably even more generic than the cover art might suggest, which is saying something. In yet another “family taken hostage” drama, Willis plays Frank, a retired cop who is paterfamilias to a brood including his son Rich (Chad Michael Murray), who is an ER doctor but who is of course estranged from his father. When two thugs, one of whom is badly wounded, target Rich as their putative savior, invading the family home to get some medical attention, all hell of course breaks loose.
Survive the Night is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Lionsgate Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.00:1. The IMDb doesn't list much in the way of technical data, and I personally haven't been able to uncover anything authoritative. This looks digitally captured, and like a lot of material filmed that way, this presentation struggles a bit since so much of it takes place in dimly lit or absolutely dark environments. Shadow detail can therefore be more than a bit hazy at times, and fine detail tends to ebb and flow depending on lighting conditions. In the few decently lit moments, detail levels perk up measurably, even if the palette seems intentionally tamped down throughout the film. A few scenes, like a horrifying sequence at a convenience market, are bathed in almost sickly yellow tones.
Survive the Night features a surprisingly spry DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track, at least given the fact that a lot of the film tends to play out in relatively cloistered environments. Still, a few jolts of sonic energy, some courtesy of the behaviors of the bad guys, gives the film occasional bursts of activity, and the outdoor material in particular has good placement of ambient environmental sounds. Dialogue, score and effects are all presented with fine fidelity and no problems whatsoever.
I guess the moral of Survive the Night is, whatever little problems your family may be experiencing, there's nothing like a good home invasion with desperate criminals to get everyone on the same page. This is pretty much 100% predictable from the get go, but for those who like Willis in steely resolve mode, it probably will provide enough entertainment value. Technical merits are generally solid for those who are considering a purchase.
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