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    The Roses

    Picture3.5
    Sound4
    WSR Score3.5
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    (Studio/Distributor):
    Walt Disney Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number):
    64660
    (MPAA Rating):
    R
    (Rating Reason):
    Language throughout, sexual content, and drug content
    (Retail Price):
    $
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    106
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    A
    (Theatrical Year):
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    11/25/2025
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    (Director):
    Jay Roach
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    DTS HD Lossless 5.1
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    In "The Roses," life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the facade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing ?? as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film "The War Of The Roses," based on the novel by Warren Adler. (Gary Reber)

    Special features include the featuettes "A House To Fight For" (HD 06:55), "The Roses: An Inside Look" (HD 02:33) and "Comedy Gold" (HD 01:46), bloopers (HD 01:55) and a Movies Anywhere digital copy.

    The 1.85:1 1080p picture, reviewed on a VIZIO Quantum X P85QX-JI UHD/HDR display, was photographed digitally and sourced from a 2K master Digital Intermediate format. The setting is the coast of Northern California with a home environment and a crab restaurant. Theo's personal home design is spectacular and located right on the edge of the Pacific Ocean with a backdrop of forestry. The color palette exhibits perfectly balanced hues with a normality of color. Flesh tones appear perfectly natural. Contrast is excellent with natural black levels, reveling shadows and white levels brightly illuminated. Resolution is generally soft with a filmic quality. Facial features appear soft. Structures appear perfectly realistic but at times visually soft. Set decorations and objects also appear soft. This is a cinematic picture though limited on fine detail. (Gary Reber)

    The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1-channel soundtrack is dialogue focused throughout with quite a lot of foul language. The dialogue tends to sound ADR produced and wanting at times on spatial integration. Atmospherics sound realistic such as the sound of surf. airport ticketing area, and the forest. Sound effects are reserved except for a Theo-designed crashing museum from a sea storm, pounding waves and a crashing chandelier. Strong bass is active during those moments, but otherwise limited. Foley sound effects are realistic. The orchestral score is nicely recorded, at times with a strong bass line. The music occupies a wide soundstage with surround envelopment. In general, surround energy is pretty active and enveloping. This is a satisfying holosonic® soundtrack whose energy builds toward the end. (Gary Reber)

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