The Life Before Her Eyes [Blu-ray]

The Life Before Her Eyes [Blu-ray]
by Vadim Perelman

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Actor: Brett Cullen, Eva Amurri, Evan Rachel Wood, Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman
Director: Vadim Perelman
Brand: MAGNOLIA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Cinematographer: Pawel Edelman
Composer: James Horner
Editor: David Baxter
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-08-19
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment

DVD Reviews of The Life Before Her Eyes [Blu-ray]

DVD Review: Excellent Movie Which I Rented First
Summary: 5 Stars

I loved this movie. Not a blind buy but rent it first. Since viewing it last night I have ordered on Blu-ray. Great characters and story. The title makes such sense after watching this film.

You really can't describe the film that much. But the previous reviewer describes it very well. I don't think he gave anything away.

If unsure rent it. You will probably end up buying it as I have done.

DVD Review: BEWARE of ALL these reviews - SPOILERS
Summary: 5 Stars

I haven't seen this film ... but I was going to and was looking forward to it. Here's why I'm posting this non-review. I suspect that a review I've read in this section contains a substantial spoiler. The author may not have intended it as such ... but I'm guessing that it is a spoiler. Can't say more than that without being a spoiler myself ... except to say that when a reviewer compares any film to a previously released film that had a very unique story format ... well, that can be a real spoiler. And, if I'm wrong, I apologize.

DVD Review: A perfect non-action film for Blu
Summary: 5 Stars

The best analogy I could think of for this beautiful film is Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge meets the Columbine tragedy. The Amazon review covers succinctly what the film contains and I feel any further reviews that shed more light on the details can give away too much. I had not read the book so the entire end sequence was very moving and reminded me exactly what I felt like when I watched OAOCB all those years ago in grade school.

The Blu version was perfect from beginning to end. The opening credits of flowers, skies and insects riveted me immediately once I saw this would be a visual film. All of the night footage and water sequences looked flawless. I can not think of a better film to test your panel display's darks, lights, night motion, water movement, etc.

The special features were quite adequate and provide some decent behind the scenes. The alternate ending was not as earth shattering as it could have been considering how the original one is. If one is into flowers, then I would recommend owning this BD as between the film and the two additional montage pieces on flora - you should be quite pleased. Plenty of chances for screen snaps to save for your display. With the casting tape quip, deleted scenes and commentaries, I consider this to be a solid BD worth owning as the rewatch factor is very high once you experience the ending.

Description of The Life Before Her Eyes [Blu-ray]

Based on the novel by Laura Kasischke this powerful drama starring Uma Thurman unfolds in out-of-sequence flashbacks. Recklessly hedonistic teenager Diana (Evan Rachel Wood) and her best friend a Christian virgin (Eva Amuri) come face to face with a machine-gun-wielding classmate one morning at school in a situation reminiscent of Columbine. Thurman plays the grown-up version of Diana who has a perfect life in the same small town 15 years after the tragedy. On the anniversary of the shooting unpleasant flashbacks haunt her as she takes her daughter to school lectures on Gauguin to a bored art history class and possibly spots her older professor husband out with a younger woman. As the events cohere and time collapses one realizes nothing is certain and life renews and ends on a moment-by-moment basis. Under the helm of Vadim Perelman (HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG) a spiritual presence is imbued in lovingly photographed close-ups of flowers dirty dishes cats ants spiders bees on flowers leaves and Wood diving in and out of a swimming pool in slow motion. The dialogue is peppered with believably offhand philosophical inquiry and if the film does nothing else it makes one reevaluate one's perspective on the sanctity of every life decision--and to feel a degree of awe and reverence for the acting skills and beauty of both Thurman and Wood who meld believably into the same complex character.System Requirements:Running Time: 90 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre:?DRAMA/COMING OF AGE Rating:?R UPC:?876964001397 Manufacturer No:?10139

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