The Movie: Goodbye Lover stars Patricia Arquette as a manipulative seductress after some life insurance with her various lovers. This film wasn't as bad as many of the reviews I've read have passed it off as, but it wasn't a good movie either. The problem with this movie is that the whole cast except for two people are completely oblivious to what is going on around them. With all of the characters acting like complete idiots, it's easy to get away with murder. Ellen Degeneres is simply perfect in her role as a cynical police officer who doesn't believe any of the stories that are being passed around. The cinematography is also superb in this film. The brilliant use of mirrors throughout the film add to the seductive nature of the characters (esp. Arquette).

The Picture: The picture was very good. It was crisp and especially clear during the darker scenes (and this movie has plenty of them). The picture was also great at providing high contrast between the white in Arquette's dresses and her extremely blonde hair. The picture was also very clear when dealing with reflections from the many mirrors utilized throughout the movie.

The Sound: The sound didn't stand out very much with this film, which is both bad and good. The fact that I didn't notice any defaults or errors is good, but the fact that nothing caught my attention isn't. Overall, very midiocre sound with really no exceptional or degrading qualities.

The Extras: Extras? You'd think by now Warner Bros. would learn that we like to see extras on a disc. Most likely, a Special Edition will come out and Warner is just milking us for a few extra bucks. I'd love a commentary by Arquette and director Roland Joffé. Absent from this DVD is every extra but the trailer and production notes which are just a series of screens with a few notes on each.