Dead Calm [Blu-ray]

Dead Calm [Blu-ray]
by Phillip Noyce

Dead Calm [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Billy Zane, Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill
Director: Phillip Noyce
Brand: Warner Brothers
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Widescreen, 2.40:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-09-08
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Warner Home Video
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Take an ocean voyage of full-masted fright with Dead Calm, a spare, smart, seductive piece of moviemaking with enough tension to keep us all hyperventilating for hours (Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times). Thriller specialist Philip Noyce (Patriot Games, The Saint) diredcts three splendid actors Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane in riveting performances. Joe and Rae Ingham (Neill and Kidman) d

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Blu-ray Review: Exceptional suspense thriller receives nice looking BD transfer lacking extras though
Summary: 4 Stars

Phillip Noyce's("Patriot Games", "The Quiet American", "Rabbit Proof Fence", "Clear and Present Danger") "Dead Calm" remains a gripping suspense thriller over a decade after its release. Noyce's film is fairly straight forward and something that Hitchcock might have tackled (in fact he kind of did with "Life Boat" but within a very different context).

SPOILERS: John and Rae Ingram (Sam Neill and Nicole Kidman)are enjoying the quiet peacefulness of the ocean when they come across Hughie (Billy Zane)in a dingy. It seems he's a survivor from a damaged schooner. The couple rescue Hughie and John goes over to investigate the schooner realizing that Hughie isn't telling the truth about what happened. He makes off with John's boat with Rae still on board. It's up to John to figure out a way to pursue his ship so he can save his wife. END OF SPOILERS:

A well made Austrailan thriller looks quite good in its Blu-ray debut. My only complaint is that the original ending isn't included as an extra here (the ending was reshot to clarify the fate of a character) and there aren't any special features such as a commentary track from director Noyce. We do get the original theatrical trailer but the film certainly deserves better than this bare bones presentation on Blu-ray. Audio sounds quite nice with a nice surround mix that put you in the middle of the action.

Although "Dead Calm" sails onto Blu-ray without any special features the transfer keeps the film on an even keel and makes up for the lack of a strong wind in the form of special features giving us more background on the making of the film. At this price, I'd recommend the film even without the extras it deserves.

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Take an ocean voyage of full-masted fright with Dead Calm, ?a spare, smart, seductive piece of moviemaking with enough tension to keep us all hyperventilating for hours? (Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times). Thriller specialist Philip Noyce (Patriot Games, The Saint) diredcts three splendid actors ? Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane ? in riveting performances. Joe and Rae Ingham (Neill and Kidman) do the right thing and rescue the half-delirious sole survivor (Zane) of a crippled schooner. But soon the stranger will plunge the unwary pair into an intense battle of cat and mouse. And life or death.

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