So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993/Sony Blu-ray)
Picture:
B Sound: B Extras: D Film: D
Before
becoming one of the biggest box office draws and after making a name for
himself as one of the last funny comics from the now-problematic Saturday Night Live, Mike Meyers
attempted to go solo in a comedy that was more bust than boom. Thomas Schlamme had a decent TV comedy
resume, but like Meyers, just could not make So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993) a hot with critics or the
public. Now a cult item of sorts,
curiosity has led Sony to issue this on Blu-ray and many can see if they find
it as funny as his later hits.
Unfortunately,
the story of a post-Beat poet in trouble with his life, which only gets worse
when he falls for a woman (Nancy Travis) thinking she is the girl next
door. Instead, she may be the title
character and if so, is anyone safe?
Unfortunately, Robbie Fox’s script is a wreck and if you don’t get sick of
the abuse of hit records throughout like a bad TV skit, the initial concept
itself wears thin very quickly. To its
advantage, it does have a good supporting cast in Brenda Flicker, Anthony
LaPaglia, Amanda Plummer, Debi Mazar, Steven Wright, Michael Richards and the
late, great Phil Hartman, but nothing can save this.
The 1080p
1.85 X 1 digital High Definition image is softer than it should be for this
format throughout and looks like an older HD master used for cable for a few
years back in the 1080i days. I have yet
to like any of Director of Photography Julio Macat’s cinematography and this is
one of my least favorite of his works, looking flat and dull anyhow. The Dolby True HD 5.1 mix is an upgrade of
the Dolby SR (Spectral Recording) advanced analog mix that shows it s age a
good bit. SR often does not translate
into good 5.1 unless someone is careful, but the sound is just older here. Bruce Broughton’s score is passable, but he
was left with little to score. Narrow Margin this is not!
And not
surprisingly, there are no extras.
- Nicholas Sheffo
