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The Perfect Husband (2014 aka What Lies Within/Artsploitation Blu-ray)



Picture: C Sound: C Extras: B Film: C+



Viola (Gabriella Wright( and her husband Nicola (Bret Roberts), when out to his uncle's cabin for a romantic weekend get away as the sunset, see Viola's condition become more depressed and paranoid while Nicola becomes more suspicious and jealous of what his wife is doing. As madness descends on them both what was husband and wife turns into mad ax murderer and even madder woman in Lucas Pavetto's The Perfect Husband (2014 aka What Lies Within).


Viola and her husband Nicola seemed like the picture perfect husband and wife on the outside ...but her husband planned this trip to help her get over the loss of their child in an attempt to keep things at least stable. Viola is depressed and secretly hooked on drugs and hides it from Nicola, which causes him to become more suspicious and 'punish' his wife for 'cheating' on him.


This was a slow paced horror film until the very end. Everything seems like it was leading up to the horror, but then it takes a turn that will not please everyone and we'll stop there. The results are nit agreeable, but it worked for a while at least.


The 1080p 2.35 X 1 digital High Definition image has its Blair Witch formula approach backfiring yet again, while the lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 mix is poorly mixed (no wonder we get no lossless mix here) and has some location audio issues, so this disappoints and the format shows the flaws. Extras include short film, behind the scenes and trailers.



- Ricky Chiang


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