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A brokenhearted New York museum curator begins a collection of things connected to break-ups and writes about it on her blog.
Starring: Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Molly Gordon, Phillipa SooComedy | Insignificant |
Romance | Insignificant |
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
English, English SDH, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Digital copy
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
The Broken Hearts Gallery supposes that there's an interest in other people's pains, that there's some allure to a collection of trinkets that represent a feeling rather than a physical object, items to which humans cling to remind them of their pasts, perhaps because they want to learn from previous mistakes or maybe because they just can't let go and move on. It's a peculiar posit but one that serves as an adequate background for Writer/Director Natalie Krinsky's RomCom about a couple of lonely and broken hearts who find love amongst the ruins of other people's failed relationships.
The Broken Hearts Gallery opens on Blu-ray with a proficient 1080p transfer. The digital photography is largely inerrant, its only real drawback being a bit of source noise which is not just evident in lower light, as is the usual place to find it, but also in some well-lit interiors as well, including a coffee shop around the six-minute mark. The picture is otherwise in good shape and without serious source or encode faults. Details are proficient in sharpness and reliability, revealing well-rounded facial and clothing details with a level of intimacy that is as-expected of a commonplace 1080p picture. The various locales around the film, from apartments to the gallery and perhaps most notably and interestingly various scenes taking place out on city streets, all allow for exploring the rich world textures throughout the film, most all of them tactile and firm, never soft or blurry. Color output is likewise agreeable. Contrast is neutral and the image finds its visual signature in the variety of tones -- clothes, neon, and the like -- that appear in practically every shot. All of them are pleasantly saturated and none want for greater contrast or more intensity. Additionally, the picture has both deep and detailed black levels and flattering, natural skin tones on display. The image certainly doesn't stand out or make an impact, but it's rock solid at its foundation and does everything very well within the film's visual structure.
The Broken Hearts Gallery's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack is not of museum quality but, much like the video, it's very proficient with the somewhat more limited scope material that defines it. The film is dialogue heavy and there are no faults to report with clarity, placement, or prioritization. Music largely remains up front, whether some of the more maudlin, mood-setting songs or the more energetic Pop numbers, the latter of which plays with impressive low end support. Musical clarity is strong, too, as the track opens it up and offers crisp, precise instrumental and lyric definition. Atmosphere is perhaps the most interesting component, notably out on city streets where listeners are treated to a perfectly engineered barrage of subtle backgrounds, including traffic, sirens, and pedestrians gently and realistically filling in the background space. The track is in no way revelatory but it is in good command of all of its components.
This Blu-ray release of The Broken Hearts Gallery contains a gag reel and and a pair of character-focused vignettes. No DVD copy is included
but Sony has bundled a Movies Anywhere digital copy code. This release does not ship with a slipcover.
The Broken Hearts Gallery certainly won't win any awards for scripted creativity, but it's kept afloat but charming wit and a couple of spot-on lead performances. The movie still stumbles through a somewhat weak plot but genre fans should find it to be the proverbial cinema comfort food snack. Sony's Blu-ray is short in special features but does deliver more than adequate video and audio. Recommended for RomCom fans.
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