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Whole Nine Yards, The
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Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky is a struggling dentist in Montreal saddled with the debt of his opportunistic wife's dead father. Oz recognizes his new neighbor as Jimmy the Tulip, a hit man informant who is wanted dead by his former boss in Chicago. Oz is urged to go to Chicago and rat Jimmy out in exchange for a "finder's fee", but Oz, along with virtually everyone else in The Whole Nine Yards, is being double-crossed...
Video: The Whole Nine Yards sports one of the most impressive anamorphic transfers I've had the pleasure of seeing in quite a while. The colors are brilliant, and some of the beautiful exterior shots in Montreal featuring such lush, bright green grass really caught my eye. The image is, as would be expected from such a recent film, incredibly sharp, and any flaws in the source are minimal.
Audio: Also very well done, the audio mix is occassionally aggressive, making effective use of surrounds and, during some of the action scenes, very heavy bass. The dialogue in The Whole Nine Yards is well-mixed, although some of the songs from the soundtrack are remarkably louder than the dialogue preceding it. Although I didn't notice any problems with dialogue being drowned out, I did have to adjust the volume occassionally. A minor gripe, at best.
Extras: The most notable supplement is the commentary track with Jonathan Lynn. Though I enjoyed it, I really would've loved to have Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, and/or Amanda Peet thrown into the mix. Everyone on screen really seemed to be having a good time, and some of that infectious energy would've turned this good commentary into a great one. As it is, the track has enough of a combination of interesting stories and technical notes to keep most viewers interested, although as with many single-person commentaries, it doesn't have much replay value. Another nice extra is a selection of interviews, thankfully not lumped together into a single featurette. Unlike many of the wholly uninteresting interviews in 'HBO First Look' featurettes, these interview segments are entertaining, and I actually wish they would've been longer (unlike those 10 minute featurettes that seem to drone on for 45 minutes). The extras are rounded out by the usual cast/crew bios and the trailer (in anamorphic widescreen). Definitely do not watch the trailer before seeing the movie, as it gives away a little too much... For a movie I'd recommend without any extras, these supplements are a very welcome addition.
Conclusion: I wasn't expecting too much from The Whole Nine Yards, and I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed it. The Whole Nine Yards is a semi-dark comedy that could not have been more brilliantly cast. I never thought I'd recommend a movie starring an actor from Friends, but I highly recommend The Whole Nine Yards as a purchase and very highly recommend it as a rental.
Video: The Whole Nine Yards sports one of the most impressive anamorphic transfers I've had the pleasure of seeing in quite a while. The colors are brilliant, and some of the beautiful exterior shots in Montreal featuring such lush, bright green grass really caught my eye. The image is, as would be expected from such a recent film, incredibly sharp, and any flaws in the source are minimal.
Audio: Also very well done, the audio mix is occassionally aggressive, making effective use of surrounds and, during some of the action scenes, very heavy bass. The dialogue in The Whole Nine Yards is well-mixed, although some of the songs from the soundtrack are remarkably louder than the dialogue preceding it. Although I didn't notice any problems with dialogue being drowned out, I did have to adjust the volume occassionally. A minor gripe, at best.
Extras: The most notable supplement is the commentary track with Jonathan Lynn. Though I enjoyed it, I really would've loved to have Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, and/or Amanda Peet thrown into the mix. Everyone on screen really seemed to be having a good time, and some of that infectious energy would've turned this good commentary into a great one. As it is, the track has enough of a combination of interesting stories and technical notes to keep most viewers interested, although as with many single-person commentaries, it doesn't have much replay value. Another nice extra is a selection of interviews, thankfully not lumped together into a single featurette. Unlike many of the wholly uninteresting interviews in 'HBO First Look' featurettes, these interview segments are entertaining, and I actually wish they would've been longer (unlike those 10 minute featurettes that seem to drone on for 45 minutes). The extras are rounded out by the usual cast/crew bios and the trailer (in anamorphic widescreen). Definitely do not watch the trailer before seeing the movie, as it gives away a little too much... For a movie I'd recommend without any extras, these supplements are a very welcome addition.
Conclusion: I wasn't expecting too much from The Whole Nine Yards, and I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed it. The Whole Nine Yards is a semi-dark comedy that could not have been more brilliantly cast. I never thought I'd recommend a movie starring an actor from Friends, but I highly recommend The Whole Nine Yards as a purchase and very highly recommend it as a rental.
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