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Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was once involved with.
Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, David Strathairn, Michael HyattThriller | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Mystery | 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, 16-bit)
French (Canada): Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
English, English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
Digital copy
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Where the Crawdads Sing, from Director Olivia Newman and based on the 2018 novel of the same name penned by Delia Owens, tells the story of a young woman accused of murder. That in and of itself is not necessarily new or novel, but the story's enticement lies in its location authenticity and the unique circumstances of the lead characters life: she's basically raised herself in the North Carolina marshes and built a life of seclusion away from the world. She has become an expert within her natural sphere, yet she is ignorant of, and an outcast amongst, the larger world around her. The story captures an essential humanity that explores one's place in the world and interaction with it from a unique perspective, particularly as, for the lead character, various opportunities present themselves, and challenges emerge, which threaten to tear down her boundaries and rearrange her life as she knows it both in the moment and for the rest of it.
Sony brings Where the Crawdads Sing to Blu-ray (no UHD is available at this time) with a healthy and vibrant 1080p transfer. The digital photography can be mildly noisy at times, but the picture is otherwise very clear and well defined. Details are sharp, whether considering the marshy North Carolina exteriors, some well textured period storefronts or home interiors, or the cleaner lines inside the courtroom; nothing is visually out of order and the resolution allows the audience to soak in all of the wonderful production design elements that the carefully examining eye will notice to evolve throughout the film, sometimes in large ways, and others in more subtle ways. Colors are very well done, too, with living natural greens highlighting exteriors while period clothes and accents are vivid and stable throughout. Black levels impress, as do skin tones. Beyond the aforementioned noise there are no source shortcomings or encode blemishes to report. This is a very nice presentation from Sony.
Where the Crawdads Sing is on Blu-ray by way of a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. The track is not high energy by design; it's subtle but hauntingly immersive, particularly in its sonic description of the marshy North Carolina environment where rolling waters, rustling leaves, singing insects, and other natural sounds converge into a spacious, immersive location recreation that perfectly draws the listener into the environment; this is the track's top need and its best asset. The track proves nearly as spacious when moments of dialogue reverb throughout the courtroom for another realistic element. Dialogue dominates the majority of the experience otherwise, and it presents with impressive front-center placement and lifelike clarity to every syllable.
This Blu-ray release of Where the Crawdads Sing contains three featurettes, deleted scenes, and a music video. A DVD copy of the film and a
Movies Anywhere digital copy code are included with purchase. This release ships with a non-embossed slipcover.
Where the Crawdads Sing balances grim undertones with a unique setting and a compelling character and story that is richly layered through the human perspective prism. It's beautifully shot and well-acted. It crosses genre boundaries and stands as one of the more uniquely structured pictures of the past few years. Sony's Blu-ray is solid around, offering pleasing video and audio in addition to a handful of extras. Recommended.
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