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- Robert Harris
I had initially passed on screening Paul Feig's A Simple Favor, which had me thinking of A Simple Plan, as it sounded like a typical BFF / Rom-com, and I was wrong in doing so.
The Canadian (Ontario) production, with with locations in NYC, is quite Coenish, as it moves from what appears to be heading toward rom-com to far darker areas. And it does this while taking full advantage of Anna Kendrick's comedic talents.
The two leads, Kendrick and Blake Lively are a veritable "Mutt & Jeff" pairing. Ms Kendrick is diminutive, at 5'2", while Ms Lively, at 5' 10", towers over her. In certain scenes, I noted Kendrick in heels, and Lively in flats, to try to even things out, but the size differential adds to the fish out of water scheme of the film, ie. elementary school mom vs we're not really certain.
As I went in with zero precognitions, I'll suggest that others do the same.
There's fun to be had here.
Lionsgate's 4k release, based upon John Schwartzman's 8k Panavision files, was finished as a 2k DI, so while the 4k Blu-ray looks wonderful, and extremely velvety, you won't find a highly resolved image.
The aspect ratio, which is 2:1, is problematic for theatrical projection, as most theaters cannot run it properly. Most have the ability to properly run 1.85 and scope. 2:1 ends up miniaturized inside a 1.85 box, ie. smaller as opposed to wider, and almost as large as scope.
The audio image is full, and takes in the entire stage.
Image - 5 (HDR10/Dolby Vision)
Audio - 5 (Dolby TrueHD 7.1)
Pass / Fail - Pass
Recommended
RAH
The Canadian (Ontario) production, with with locations in NYC, is quite Coenish, as it moves from what appears to be heading toward rom-com to far darker areas. And it does this while taking full advantage of Anna Kendrick's comedic talents.
The two leads, Kendrick and Blake Lively are a veritable "Mutt & Jeff" pairing. Ms Kendrick is diminutive, at 5'2", while Ms Lively, at 5' 10", towers over her. In certain scenes, I noted Kendrick in heels, and Lively in flats, to try to even things out, but the size differential adds to the fish out of water scheme of the film, ie. elementary school mom vs we're not really certain.
As I went in with zero precognitions, I'll suggest that others do the same.
There's fun to be had here.
Lionsgate's 4k release, based upon John Schwartzman's 8k Panavision files, was finished as a 2k DI, so while the 4k Blu-ray looks wonderful, and extremely velvety, you won't find a highly resolved image.
The aspect ratio, which is 2:1, is problematic for theatrical projection, as most theaters cannot run it properly. Most have the ability to properly run 1.85 and scope. 2:1 ends up miniaturized inside a 1.85 box, ie. smaller as opposed to wider, and almost as large as scope.
The audio image is full, and takes in the entire stage.
Image - 5 (HDR10/Dolby Vision)
Audio - 5 (Dolby TrueHD 7.1)
Pass / Fail - Pass
Recommended
RAH
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