Death and destruction as punch lines: that’s the droll premise of Luc Besson’s black comedy The Family. While the story of a Brooklyn Mafioso family living a fish-out-of-water existence in northern France might be taken with a tongue-in-cheek smirk and shrug, there’s real harm happening to innocents here (OK, some of them are worthy of an attitude adjustment, but at what cost?), and the film morphs into something deadly serious before its overlong 111 minutes finish unspooling. This kind of bloodthirsty comedy won’t be palatable for a large group of people.
Studio: Fox
Distributed By: N/A
Video Resolution and Encode: 1080P/AVC
Aspect Ratio: 2.39.1
Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Rating: R
Run Time: 1 Hr. 51 Min.
Package Includes: Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy, UltraViolet
keep case in a slipcoverDisc Type: BD50 (dual layer)
Region: A
Release Date: 12/17/2013
MSRP: $39.99
The Production Rating: 2.5/5
Video Rating: 4.5/5 3D Rating: NA
Audio Rating: 4.5/5
Special Features Rating: 1.5/5
Overall Rating: 2.5/5
Reviewed By: Matt Hough
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