The
Light Between Oceans
(2016/DreamWorks/Disney Blu-ray)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B+ Extras: B Film: C+
Derek
Cianfrance's romantic drama The
Light Between Oceans
(2016) is an exercise in pulling the heart strings, but isn't without
fantastic performances by stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander
(Ex
Machina),
and Rachel Weisz. A story about parenthood and romance, the film is
technically sound, but almost a bit too sappy for its own good.
Based
on the book by M.L. Stedman, the film centers around a young couple
(Fassbender and Vikander) very much in love, who discover a baby on
the shores of the lighthouse where they live, on the remote island of
Australia and decide to raise the child as their own. After a few
years, they end up meeting the mother (Weisz) - who lost her husband
and child at sea. Discovering that the child is this woman's, the
young couple must choose between their attachment to the child and
the moral dilemma of wether to return her to her true mother, or to
continue raising it on their own.
The
film also stars Caren Pistorius, Emily Barclay, and Anthony Hayes.
Presented
in crisp 1080p high definition with a widescreen aspect ratio of
2.40:1 and a DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 7.1 lossless audio track, the
presentation here is definitely strong and nearly flawless. The film
has great sound design, as noted around the end of the first act
where a vicious storm takes place on the island, that will certainly
give your home surround system an exercise.
A
digital UV copy is also included.
Special
Features...
Audio
Commentary by director Derek Cianfrance and his film studies
professor Phil Solomon
Bringing
The Light to Life
Lighthouse
Keeper
Definitely
a movie or date night or for fans of sappy romantic dramas like The
Notebook,
The
Light Between Oceans
is made very interestingly and not without great performances, but
isn't exactly a film I would revisit.
-
James Lockhart
https://www.facebook.com/jamesharlandlockhartv/
