BLU-RAY
REVIEW: MIDDLE MEN
02/05/11

OVERVIEW: The wildly compelling chronicle of one of the pioneers of Internet commerce comes home on Blu-ray and DVD when MIDDLE MEN arrives on February 8, 2011 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Described as
“Boogie Nights meets Goodfellas” (Variety), the engrossing film about an ordinary businessman who becomes embroiled in a dark and dangerous world of questionable morals and organized crime during the early days of the World Wide Web is almost too bizarre and too hilarious to be true. Luke Wilson (Old School) stars as Jack Harris, a man with a beautiful family, a successful career and an idyllic life. That is, until he gets involved with two troubled geniuses (Giovanni Ribisi, Avatar; Gabriel
Macht, The Spirit) who need business advice on getting their Internet scheme off the ground. Soon Jack finds himself surrounded by conmen, mobsters and other unsavory characters as he struggles with his conscience…and becomes one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs of his time. MIDDLE MEN also features an outstanding supporting cast including James Caan (The Godfather), Kevin Pollak (The Usual Suspects),
Kelsey Grammer (“Frasier”), Jacinda Barrett (New York, I Love You) and Laura Ramsey (The Ruins).
SYNOPSIS: In
1995, everyone had a VCR, music was sold in record stores, and
the world-wide-web was a new found discovery. Businessman Jack
Harris (Luke Wilson) had the perfect life – a beautiful family
and a successful career fixing problem companies. Then he met
Wayne Beering (Giovanni Ribisi) and Buck Dolby (Gabriel Macht),
two genius but troubled men, who had invented the way adult
entertainment is sold over the internet. When Jack agrees to
help steer their business, he soon finds himself caught between
a 23 year-old porn star and the FBI all the while becoming one
of the wealthiest entrepreneurs of his time. Witness a story so
outrageous, you won’t believe it’s true. A story that proves
business is a lot like sex… getting in is easy, pulling out is
hard.
BLU-RAY:
The film is
presented in 1080P widescreen in a 2.40:1 aspect ration
preserving its theatrical format. The picture is just
flawless. Not only the picture looks great in
this release, also the sound it is good, a 5.1 DTS-HD Master
Audio (48kHz/24bit) in English that provides a
good complement to the picture. It also includes
English, Spanish, French
and Portuguese subtitles.
In terms of special features
the MIDDLE MEN Blu-ray includes deleted scenes, outtakes
and Slap Montage.
VIDEO:
2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen 1080P Enhance for 16x9 TVs
AUDIO:
English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio,
Subtitles -
English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Deleted Scenes
Outtakes
Slap Montage
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