BLU-RAY REVIEW: LAY THE FAVORITE
3/03/2013

OVERVIEW: Anchor Bay Entertainment and RADiUS-TWC announced today the Blu-ray™ and DVD release of LAY THE FAVORITE from two time Academy Award®-nominated director Stephen Frears (The Queen, High Fidelity). The films all-star cast includes Bruce Willis (The Die Hard Franchise), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago), Rebecca Hall (The Town) and Joshua Jackson (“Dawson’s Creek”). LAY THE FAVORITE heads to retail on March 5, 2013.

SYNOPSIS: Get ready to get lucky! Professional odds-maker Dink (Bruce Willis) is running a small-time sports gambling enterprise when a former stripper named Beth (Rebecca Hall) promises to help him score big — and turns his world upside down. With his connections and her knack for numbers, the lucrative business of sports betting will never be the same. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Joshua Jackson round out the talented cast of misfits who are willing to risk everything for their dreams. Sly and sexy, heart-warming and hilarious, LAY THE FAVORITE, directed by Stephen Frears, delivers laughs and thrills in this vivid exposé of the world of gambling based on the Beth Raymer’s best-selling memoir, “Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling.”

BLU-RAY: The film is presented in widescreen in a 1.78:1 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 Dolby Digital in Cantonese that provides a good complement to the picture. It also includes  English and Spanish subtitles.

VIDEO:
Widescreen (1.78:1) 16x9

AUDIO:
English 5.1 Dolby Digital

Subtitles - English Spanish 

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Deleted Scenes