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WSR Detailed DVD Review
Heart And Souls


Genre: Comedy

Reviewed In Issue 47 (April 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Robert Downey, Jr., Charles Grodin, Kyra Sedgwick, Elisabeth Shue, Tom Sizemore, David Paymer & Alfre Woodard

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
DD Sound Rating: 4
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Reference Systems
Critics' Composite Score: 3
Internet Links
http://www.universalstudios.com/home

Special Features
Includes production notes and cast and crew biographies.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Universal Studios Home Video
(Catalog Number): 20433
(MPAA Rating): PG13
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(Retail Price): $24.98
(DVD Type): Single Side, Single Layer (DVD5)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 103
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): No
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 1993
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 11/17/98
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Ron Underwood
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Four strangers are brought together in a very unusual way in the charming comedy Heart And Souls. A bus overturns, killing its passengers (Grodin, Sedgwick, Sizemore and Woodard). At the very same moment, baby Thomas (Downey, Jr.) is born, and for 20 years, the souls finds themselves earthbound with him.

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD exhibits a soft quality, but the picture is solid throughout. Color fidelity is nicely rendered throughout, with natural fleshtones and deep blacks. Hues sometimes border oversaturation, and seem a bit plugged-up at times. Shadow delineation is generally good, but viewing should take place in a completely blackened room. Edge enhancement is noticed on occasion, as is pixelization. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby