The Lincoln Lawyer may not have been the box office success its producers were hoping for, and it may not win any awards for originality, but if there is one thing today's Blu-ray release of the film does do, is prove that Matthew McConaughey can act. He has been in many films since first being
Dazed and Confused, but no single performance has stood out among the thousands of other actors trying to make a name for themselves. This film may just chance the general public's view of what McConaughey can do.
For the
The Lincoln Lawyer Blu-ray review, staff reviewer Jeffrey Kauffman commented, "This is easily McConaughey's finest turn in quite a while, maybe the entire length of his career, and that excellent performance informs the sort of seedy nooks and crannies of Connelly's character and the overall ambience of the film itself. This is certainly no groundbreaking thriller or courtroom drama, and indeed it's more than predictable quite a bit of the time, but the level of performances helps to elevate it and ultimately redeems the film of any passing flaws."
Most producers would be satisfied if their film was able to pull in $54M in box office receipts. Even by horror film standards, that puts a film like
Insidious in the Top 25 grossing horror films of all time. But considering that this film comes from the creators of
Paranormal Activity and cost only $1.5M to produce, that number is outstanding. Considering still that
Final Destination 3 made the same amount of money but cost over 16 times as much to produce, the rate of return is absolutely mind-blowing.
Staff reviewer Martin Liebman commented in his
Insidious Blu-ray review , "All signs point towards something far more unoriginal, mundane, and not at all frightening, but Director James Wan and Writer Leigh Whannell have defied expectations and crafted an involved, engaging, and daresay even fun little Chiller that plays around with genre cliché but escapes the deadly trap of failing to build story and characters to go alongside the here effective and bone-chilling jump scares." He continues, "Sony's Blu-ray release of Insidious yields a terrific technical presentation but fails to feature the more substantial supplementary content the film deserves."
The boys are back, and in anticipation of the eighth and final season, Warner Brothers has released
Entourage: The Complete Seventh Season on Blu-ray today. As a longtime time of the series, I'll be first to admit that last season (or even the past few) have not been as strong. Here's hoping that the series can end with the same charisma it started with, but unfortunately it appears that egos of the four boys have grown too big to fit on the same screen (that's a bit of insider news for my readers).
For the
Entourage: The Complete Seventh Season Blu-ray review , staff reviewer Kenneth Brown commented, "The thrill, it seems, has gone, and the chemistry, consistency and camaraderie of the once-unshakable series are draining through the hole left in its place. At least HBO's Blu-ray release is more on point. While its supplemental package is bland and benign, its video transfer is excellent and its DTS-HD Master Audio track is impressive."
And if you really want a unique experience, pick up today's Blu-ray release of Terry Gilliam's
Brazil. If there ever was a filmmaker that refused to fit in a box, that director is Gilliam, and if there was ever a perfect story to be told by that director, it would be
Brazil. As staff reviewer Jeffrey Kaufman concludes in his
Brazil Blu-ray review , "Brazil is probably his most personal statement, and it's one where his tendency toward nonstop hyperbole is able to work some considerable magic. You'll never think of flies or ductwork quite the same way after watching Brazil, and watch Brazil you most certainly should."