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    Very Good Girls

    Featured In Issue 191, November 2014

    Picture4.5
    Sound3.5
    WSR Score3.5
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    (Studio/Distributor):
    Well Go USA
    (Catalog Number):
    WGU01573B
    (MPAA Rating):
    R
    (Rating Reason):
    Language and sexual content
    (Retail Price):
    $29.98
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    91
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    A
    (Theatrical Year):
    2013
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    09/23/14
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Naomi Foner
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    DTS HD Lossless 5.1
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    In "Very Good Girls," Lilly (Fanning) is quiet, thoughtful, and introspective—the product of two conservative parents (Barkin and Gregg) who keep a tight rein on her. Gerry (Olsen), on the other hand, is free-spirited, uninhibited, and slightly caustic—the daughter of a left-of-center mom and dad (Moore and Dreyfuss) who let her do whatever, and go wherever, she pleases. Shortly before they each leave for college in the fall, the girls spend most of their time together, whiling away pleasant afternoons, but soon they both meet and fall for the same boy—artist David (Holbrook) who sells novelty ice creams bars at Far Rockaway Beach. He decides that he much prefers Lilly to Gerry, and Lilly loses her virginity to him. The affair grows more serious, but Lilly can't bring herself to divulge the news to Gerry for fear of breaking her heart. Not long after, an unexpected tragedy occurs in Gerry's family and forces Lilly to reach out in an attempt to console her best friend. (Gary Reber)

    Special features include interviews (HD 54:25), the theatrical trailer, and upfront previews.

    The 1080p AVC picture is naturally captured with a warm, rich appearance. Fleshtones are perfectly balanced. Color fidelity is excellent, with natural hues throughout. Contrast is well balanced with accurate blacks and revealing shadow delineation. Resolution is finely defined on facial features, hair, clothing, and object texture. This is a pleasing picture that exhibits naturalness throughout. (Gary Reber)

    The DTS-HD Master Audio™ 5.1-channel soundtrack is dialogue focused. Atmospherics are also frontal focused, but the music score provides surround envelopment. Dialogue sounds intelligible throughout, with decent spatial integration. Overall, this is a quiet soundtrack that appropriately supports the storytelling with a pleasing laid back feel. (Gary Reber)

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