• Login

    • BLU-RAY REVIEW

    The Good Lie

    Featured In Issue 193, January 2015

    Picture5
    Sound4.5
    WSR Score5
    Basic Information on new release titles is posted as soon as titles are announced. Once reviewed, additional data is added to the database.
    (Studio/Distributor):
    Warner Home Video
    (Catalog Number):
    3000062093
    (MPAA Rating):
    PG-13
    (Rating Reason):
    (Retail Price):
    $
    (Disc Type):
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    110
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    (Regional Coding):
    (Theatrical Year):
    (Theatrical Release):
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    (Director):
    Philippe Falardeau
    (Screenplay/Written By):
    (Story):
    (Music):
    (Director Of Photography):
    (Production Designer):
    (Visual Effects):
    (Costume Designer):
    (Editor):
    (Supervising Sound Editors):
    (Re-Recording Mixers):
    (Executive Producers):
    (Co-Producers):
    (Producers):
    (Academy Awards):
    (Principal Photography):
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio):
    (Measured Disc Aspect Ratio):
    (Disc Soundtrack):
    DTS HD Lossless 5.1
    (Theatrical Sound):
    (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack):
    (DTS Bit Rate):
    (Dolby Digital Bit Rate):
    (Additional Languages):
    (Subtitles):

    The Good Lie is the story of “The Lost Boys” who were orphaned by the brutal civil war in Sudan, which began in 1983. Fifteen years later, a humanitarian effort would bring 3,600 lost boys, as well as girls, to America. Upon arriving in Kansas, they are met by Carrie Davis (Witherspoon), an employment agency counselor who has been enlisted to help find them jobs—no easy task, when things like light switches and telephones are brand new to them. Although Carrie has successfully kept herself from any emotional entanglements, these refugees, who desperately require help navigating the 21st century and rebuilding their shattered lives, need just that. So Carrie embarks on her own unchartered territory, enlisting the help of her boss, Jack (Stoll).

    Special features include the featurette The Good Lie Journey (HD 16:19), 15 deleted scenes (HD 15:06), upfront previews, and an UltraViolet digital copy.

    The Arri digital 1.85:1 1080p AVC picture is wonderful with a richly saturated color palette. Hues are warm and vivid against well-balanced contrast, in which blacks are deep and natural and shadow delineation is revealing. Primary hues are strong and bright. Fleshtones are naturally rendered throughout. Resolution is terrific, with fine detail exhibited in facial features, hair, clothing, and object texture. The picture is wonderfully colorful and natural, while projecting realism that is absolutely engaging.

    The DTS-HD Master Audio™ 5.1-channel is superb. While dialogue focused, the orchestral score, enhanced with beautiful African singing, is nicely recorded with a wide and deep soundstage that extends to the surrounds. Atmospherics and sound effects are powerfully delivered in the opening scenes with deep, strong .1 LFE response during the war scenes in Sudan. Dialogue is consistently intelligible and natural sounding, with good spatial integration. This is a well-crafted soundtrack, often holosonic® in presence that is emotionally engaging.

    Reason #87 Why Readers Love Widescreen Review:

    I read Widescreen Review for at least three good reasons: 1), Reviews of new, interesting components are uniquely personal and effective. A fine example is the recent piece on the Plinius multichannel amp. 2), I am an early adopter who wants to know about things like Blu-ray and HD DVD. Widescreen Review covers HDTV issues like no other publication. I cannot find this information anywhere else. 3), I consider Joe Kane to be the video display guru par excellence. I have had my 65 inch Mitsubishi RPTV calibrated twice by a technician here. He first calibrated it after I bought it and then after a move. He does a great job. He follows Mr. Kane's arguments in WSR, and we usually discuss his latest manifesto. We trust him, and really agree with him about moving from interlaced to progressive displays of film and video. If you are an enthusiast in this field, and certainly if you are a professional, you have to be conversant with the problems and opportunities covered in Widescreen Review. The smartest thing you could do is pick one up regularly.

    Bryce Hudgins
    26864 Mandelieu Drive, Murrieta, CA 92562 • Phone: 951 676 4914 • Fax: 951 693 2960
    Copyright © Information • All Rights Reserved • www.widescreenreview.com • Web Site Established In 1995 • Privacy Policy • Partners