DVD
REVIEW: DISCONNECT
9/15/2013

OVERVIEW: From the Academy Award® nominated filmmaker of Murderball, comes the “sensational” (Movieline) Disconnect arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital UltraViolet,) DVD (Plus Digital UltraViolet), Digital Download, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View September 17 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. A New York Times critics’ pick, this acclaimed dark thriller follows the lives of four different families with intersecting lives. Featuring Jason Bateman (Identity Thief, Up in the Air) in “one of the best dramatic performances of his career” (Chicago Sun Times), Disconnect also stars a stellar ensemble cast including Hope Davis (Real Steel, HBO’s “Mildred Pierce”), Frank Grillo (Zero Dark Thirty, The Grey), Michael Nyqvist (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol), Paula Patton (Precious, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol), Andrea Riseborough (Brighton Rock, W.E.) and Alexander Skarsgård (HBO’s “True Blood,” Melancholia).
Hailed as a “must-see movie” (Movieline) and full of intense twists and shocking moments, the Disconnect Blu-ray Disc and DVD, featuring an exclusive look behind the scenes of the film and audio commentary with director Henry-Alex
Rubin.
SYNOPSIS: The “riveting thriller” (Marie Claire), Disconnect, follows a collection of fascinating characters: a
hard-working lawyer attached to his cell phone yet, can't find the time to communicate with his family; a couple drawn into a dangerous situation when their secrets are exposed online; a widowed ex-cop struggling to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate; and an ambitious journalist seeing a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues, and their stories collide in this riveting dramatic thriller about ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world.
DVD:
The film is
presented in widescreen in a 1.85:1 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 English that provides a good complement
to the picture. It also includes English
and Spanish subtitles.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (1.85:1) 16x9
AUDIO:
English 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles - English Spanish
SPECIAL
FEATURES:
“Making the Connections: Behind the Scenes of Disconnect” featurette
Audio Commentary with Director Henry-Alex Rubin