BLU-RAY REVIEW: NIGHTFALL
5/19/2013

OVERVIEW: Director Chow Hin Yeung Roy (Murderer) teams up with two of Hong Kong’s most exciting action stars for NIGHTFALL, a gritty, brutal story of love, hate and vengeance debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital May 21st from Well Go USA Entertainment. From the violent opening prison fight scene to its twist-laden finale, this grisly thriller pits bitter, aging detective Simon Yam (Ip Man, The Thieves) against recently released murderer Nick Cheung (The Stool Pigeon, Election) in the mystery surrounding the murder of popular opera singer. Janice Man (Passion Island, Turning Point 2) and Kay Tse (Lover’s Discourse) round out the cast. NIGHTFALL was nominated for three Golden Horse Awards (including Best Actor Nick Cheung and Best Film Editing), winning for Best Sound Effects. Bonus materials include the behind-the-scenes featurette “The Making of Nightfall.”

SYNOPSIS: A Hong Kong celebrity is found floating in the ocean, so embittered and jaded detective Lam (Simon Yam) is called in to find the murderer. He quickly identifies a killer from the past - a brutal man just released from prison (Nick Cheung) with possible ties to the family. But what Lam surmises as a clear-cut case of revenge gets murkier, the more he investigates. Suspicion, facts, and the truth become harder, the closer he looks. What unfolds is a crime from the past. 20 years of lies, and a secret so shocking it threatens to pull the entire case down. Who is the victim and who is the killer? 

BLU-RAY: The film is presented in widescreen in a 2.35:1 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 (2.35:1) 16x9

AUDIO:
Cantonese 5.1 Dolby Digital

Subtitles - English 

SPECIAL FEATURES:
“The Making of Nightfall" 

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