6.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Suspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself.
Starring: MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying DrakeHorror | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 5.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
2015’s “They Look Like People” is sold as a horror feature to attract viewers, but the material actually concerns the disintegration of reality for a very ill character. Writer/director Perry Blackshear explores the insidious ways of mental illness, using the intimacy of friendship and all the trust it requires to capture a dangerous situation of instability.
The AVC encoded image (2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation for "The Look Like People" remains slightly softer, with a milder sense of detail. Facial particulars remain passably textured, along with decorative detail. Exteriors retain some dimension. Colors tend to follow states of coherence, with psychotic episodes dialed down, while everyday life is vivid, delivering secure primaries. Skintones are natural. Delineation is satisfactory. Compression issues are present, trigging some banding, and light blockiness is present.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA mix offers consistent dialogue exchanges, with clear voices. ADR efforts are also noticeable, with slippery sync at times. Music is minimal, but registers with sharpness. Atmospherics supply crisp elements of madness.
"They Look Like People" has its moments of tension, but it mostly remains human, helped along by strong performances that capture the confusion in play. It's a low budget offering of occasional suspense, and Blackshear isn't always attentive to pacing, but he has a different vision for this story of paranoia and pain, and that takes "They Look Like People" to some interesting area of personal connection.
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