6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future.
Starring: Raffiella Chapman, Eddie Marsan, Richard Brake, Rosy McEwen, Melanie GaydosSci-Fi | 100% |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
(2.0 track is Descriptive Audio)
English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
RLJ Entertainment's recent onslaught of catalog Steelbooks continues with Kristina Buo˛ytė and Bruno Samper's 2022 film Vesper, an interesting little post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller first released on Blu-ray in January 2023 and reviewed here by yours truly. Like RLJ's other recent Steelbook re-issues, this is a modest upgrade overall and aimed almost exclusively at packaging collectors, as it features identical disc content and a bonus DVD copy of the film.
For my thoughts on the 1080p transfer, please see my review of IFC's 2023 Blu-ray.
For my thoughts on the DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio mix, please see my review of IFC's 2023 Blu-ray.
This two-disc release ships in standard Steelbook packaging that looks quite nice in-hand, with a semi-reflective metallic sheen highlighting the champagne-colored background of its front cover collage. It's back cover recycles the standard Blu-ray's front image, depicting Vesper facing down a massive Citadel far in the distance. Inside is a two-panel spread with our young heroine trudging through the wasteland alongside a floating drone. Both discs sit on overlapping hubs to the right. It's a solid design that should appeal to collectors and die-hard fans.
Four bite-sized bonus featurettes are included and identical to those found on IFC's 2023 Blu-ray.
Kristina Buo˛ytė and Bruno Samper's Vesper isn't perfect sci-fi entertainment but it's got a few great ideas, impressive visuals and effects, and it does a respectable amount of of world-building for pennies on the dollar. I have a feeling this film might age better than most in the genre, even if for now I'll place it in the "good, not great" category. Despite IFC's 2023 Blu-ray being barely a year old, they've already gone to the well for this Steelbook re-issue; it may irk fans who would've rather had this to begin with, but it's still a nice-looking package that collectors will enjoy.
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