BLU-RAY REVIEW: RED SPARROW
5/21/2018
OVERVIEW:
Who can you trust? Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents a suspense-driven spy drama when RED SPARROW arrives on 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD May 22.
Francis Lawrence (Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2) reunites with Lawrence and directs an all-star supporting cast including Joel Edgerton, Jeremy Irons, Matthias Schoenaerts, Mary-Louise Parker, Charlotte Rampling and Joely Richardson in this edge-of-your-seat spy thriller. RED SPARROW is loaded with over 90 minutes of bonus material that takes you inside the making of the film, exploring real-life source material with the author, cast commentary, deleted scenes and much more.
SYNOPSIS:
In this international spy thriller, Academy Award® Winner Jennifer Lawrence is Dominika, a former ballerina forced to enter Sparrow School, a secret government program that thrusts her into a treacherous espionage game between Russia and the CIA. She emerges trained as a lethal agent, but is trapped in a world she desperately wants to escape. Red Sparrow "twists and turns until the shocking conclusion" (Andrew Freund, Dish Nation, FOX-TV) – you will not see coming.
BLU-RAY:
The film is
presented in 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 Red Sparrow is good,
a 5.1 Master Audio in English that provides a good complement
to the picture. Red Sparrow also includes
English and Spanish subtitles.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (2.40:1) 16x9
AUDIO:
English Dolby Atmos, English Descriptive Audio 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1,
French DTS 5.1
Subtitles -
English SDH, Spanish, French
SPECIAL
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A New Cold War: Origination and Adaptation
Agents Provocateurs: The Ensemble Cast
Tradecraft: Visual Authenticity
Heart of the Tempest: On Location
Welcome to Sparrow School: Ballet and Stunts
A Puzzle of Need: Post-Production
Director Commentary by Francis Lawrence
10 Deleted Scenes (With Optional Commentary by Francis Lawrence)
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