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Tail Lights Fade
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The Movie:
"Tail Lights Fade" is one of those smaller movies that somehow manages to attract a cast full of fairly big name talent. It's a pretty decent comedy and offers some good performances from Breckin Meyer("Go"), Denise Richards("Wild Things", "The World Is Not Enough") and a few others. In addition, the "executive advisor" on the picture was none other than Kevin Smith, director of "Clerks" and "Chasing Amy".
"Tail Lights Fade" starts off with Angie(Tanya Allen) finding out that her drug dealing brother has been busted on drug charges. She convinces her boyfriend(played by "Go"'s Breckin Meyer) to join her in a race across Canada to get her brother out of trouble. Joining them on the journey is another couple(played by Richards and Jake Busey, who seem to be having more fun than anyone else in the picture). The two decide to liven things up by racing each other to their final destination.
The movie is a little too talky at times and that would be fine if the dialogue was a little sharper, though. It's also a little tiring to listen to all of the arguing(especially Meyer and Allen). Still, there are some good moments and the performances liven up the otherwise limited material. I think this film went straight to video and actually, that's how I'd recommend it - it's something that's maybe worth a look as a rental.
The DVD
VIDEO: A decent non-anamorphic transfer from Trimark in the film's 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Although images aren't exactly razor sharp, they're adequately crisp, and detail is average. Colors are pleasing though, and occasionally, a brighter color stands out nicely in the scene. Some scenes as the couples drive across the country offer some solid scenery (the movie was filmed in locations across Canada) that translates nicely to DVD. Aside from the picture which is slightly on the soft side, there is a few small traces of pixelation. Enjoyably though, the print used is free of marks or scratches.
SOUND: The audio is a pretty basic affair as well; although the alternative rock songs that appear throughout the soundtrack sound strong, they don't really fill the room. The majority of the film is simply dialogue-driven.
MENUS:: Really basic, and the type they used for the selections is slightly hard to read.
EXTRAS: Zip. Nothing. Not even a trailer.
Final Thoughts: Maybe worth consideration as a rental. The movie is an enjoyable 90 minutes, but Trimark's DVD is really nothing special.
"Tail Lights Fade" is one of those smaller movies that somehow manages to attract a cast full of fairly big name talent. It's a pretty decent comedy and offers some good performances from Breckin Meyer("Go"), Denise Richards("Wild Things", "The World Is Not Enough") and a few others. In addition, the "executive advisor" on the picture was none other than Kevin Smith, director of "Clerks" and "Chasing Amy".
"Tail Lights Fade" starts off with Angie(Tanya Allen) finding out that her drug dealing brother has been busted on drug charges. She convinces her boyfriend(played by "Go"'s Breckin Meyer) to join her in a race across Canada to get her brother out of trouble. Joining them on the journey is another couple(played by Richards and Jake Busey, who seem to be having more fun than anyone else in the picture). The two decide to liven things up by racing each other to their final destination.
The movie is a little too talky at times and that would be fine if the dialogue was a little sharper, though. It's also a little tiring to listen to all of the arguing(especially Meyer and Allen). Still, there are some good moments and the performances liven up the otherwise limited material. I think this film went straight to video and actually, that's how I'd recommend it - it's something that's maybe worth a look as a rental.
The DVD
VIDEO: A decent non-anamorphic transfer from Trimark in the film's 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Although images aren't exactly razor sharp, they're adequately crisp, and detail is average. Colors are pleasing though, and occasionally, a brighter color stands out nicely in the scene. Some scenes as the couples drive across the country offer some solid scenery (the movie was filmed in locations across Canada) that translates nicely to DVD. Aside from the picture which is slightly on the soft side, there is a few small traces of pixelation. Enjoyably though, the print used is free of marks or scratches.
SOUND: The audio is a pretty basic affair as well; although the alternative rock songs that appear throughout the soundtrack sound strong, they don't really fill the room. The majority of the film is simply dialogue-driven.
MENUS:: Really basic, and the type they used for the selections is slightly hard to read.
EXTRAS: Zip. Nothing. Not even a trailer.
Final Thoughts: Maybe worth consideration as a rental. The movie is an enjoyable 90 minutes, but Trimark's DVD is really nothing special.
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