6.3 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.8 |
A group of 30 year-olds struggle to adapt to adulthood while their aging parents face middle age.
Starring: Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Casey Affleck, Rachel Bilson, Michael WestonRomance | 100% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
German: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
English, English SDH, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 2.5 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Everyone around us is falling apart.
The Last Kiss is a not-so-special movie about crumbling relationships, fear of commitment,
the hostilities and volatilities amongst couples, and generally morbid and other assorted doleful
subjects that make for a downer of a movie with little in the way of redeeming values. The Last
Kiss is hard to watch, not only because of its depressing tone but because of its lack of real
meaning. Throughout the film one waits and waits for a point that never comes. The movie hints
at the importance of forgiveness and repentance in a relationship, but ultimately seems to espouse
that there is no answer, that each individual and each situation bears different burdens and
personalities and therefore each must discover unique resolutions for whatever problem may arise.
It seems that the point of the movie is that there is no point, perhaps in its own way trying to
mirror what it perceives as the reality of human interaction and emotions that go deeper than the
superficial pleasures of the here and now.
Zach Braff or Dax Shepard? you decide.
The Last Kiss arrives on Blu-ray with a decent 1080p transfer framed at 2.35:1. This is a fairly standard-looking high definition transfer, offering nothing too special but never appearing noticeably bad. The image is fairly dark and slightly soft in appearance as the film opens. Colors aren't bold; rather they seem a tad underwhelming, and fine detail is hard to come by. Bright outdoor shots fare better, and the movie becomes livelier, visually, as it progresses. The outdoor wedding scene in chapter two or various scenes of a college campus showcase above-average detail, sharp imagery in both the foreground and background, and solid amounts of detail in clothing and greenery. Flesh tones vary throughout, from ghastly to red and everything in between. Grain is visible during the presentation, particularly over brighter backgrounds, and the print exhibits a few speckles here and there. Blacks look solid. The Last Kiss makes for a transfer that is acceptably mundane.
This Blu-ray release of The Last Kiss features a bland Dolby TrueHD 5.1 lossless soundtrack. The majority of the track is incredibly subdued, often reflecting the somber, confused tone of the movie and the characters that populate it. Dialogue, the lifeblood of the film and primary sonic activity, is often just a bit low in volume but never otherwise distorted in presentation. The track recreates minor ambience across the front soundstage nicely in several scenes, the chirping of birds or the blowing of wind playing as particularly natural. The rear channels carry virtually nothing in the way of environmental atmospherics or discrete sound effects. Several scenes feature a good bit of authoritative thumping in the form of Hip-Hop music at a college party, bringing a bit of life to an otherwise dull soundtrack. Generally, this one offers little to become excited about.
The Last Kiss comes to Blu-ray with plenty of extras, headlined by a pair of commentary tracks. The first features Actor Zach Braff and Director Tony Goldwyn. The track takes on a jovial tone that offers up just as many nonsensical anecdotes as tried-and-true comments on the process of making the film and its themes. Fans should enjoy this one. The second track once again contains Braff and Goldwyn, this time accompanied by Actors Jacinda Barrett, Rachel Bilson, Michael Weston, and Eric Christian Olsen. This track, too, is marked by plenty of offbeat comments and humor. The participants giggle and speak over one another throughout. Four featurettes are next. 'The Last Kiss' -- Filmmakers' Perspective (480p, 2:33) briefly features several interview clips with Producer Gary Lucchesi and Director Tony Goldwyn. 'The Last Kiss' -- Getting Together (480p, 26:44) examines the process of bringing this remake of the Italian film L'Ultimo Baccio to American screens as told through interview clips with cast and crew. 'The Last Kiss' -- Behind Our favorite Scenes (480p, 8:27) looks at the making of several scenes. 'The Last Kiss' -- Last Thoughts (480p, 3:29) features interview cuts discussing how The Last Kiss offers audiences the sort of movie they want to see. Concluding the special features is a music video by the Cary Brothers entitled Ride (480p, 3:25) with an introduction from Zach Braff, five deleted and extended scenes with two alternate endings (480p, 14:07), a gag reel (480p, 2:44), and the film's theatrical trailer (1080p, 2:34).
The Last Kiss meanders through a depressing minefield of marital and relationship problems with no real point. No character escapes unscathed; some flee, some trudge on, but with each step comes another chance of self-destruction that will likely wipe out everyone that is along for the ride. The problem is that the characters offer no real reason to care whether or not they successfully maneuver the minefield. In fact, the film only seems to try and pack in as many emotional explosions as possible, and that becomes too tiresome a proposition. The Last Kiss is a film likely to speak to viewers on various levels, including acceptance, understanding, nonchalance, or disgust of the themes, the film's impact seemingly tied to one's outlook on the problems the film presents ad nauseam. DreamWork's Blu-ray release of The Last Kiss is terribly average. The picture quality wavers between sharp and bright to dull and soft. The lossless audio soundtrack is front-heavy and bland, and the supplements are par for the course. Moviegoers in search of a film that plays as the polar opposite of the plethora of Romantic Comedies may find some appeal here, and would do well to give this one a rental.
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