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Chris Eberle
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Baker Dill is a fishing boat captain scraping to get by with tourist charters and by selling the occasional swordfish. His obsession with catching a special tuna almost makes him a modern-day Captain Ahab. One day, his ex-wife appears asking him to kill her abusive husband to save their 10-year old son. At this point, Dill’s life takes a bizarre turn as he tries to separate reality from a series of strange visions. In the end, he must decide between his obsession and a moral obligation to his family.
2019, Color, Rated R, 1 Hr 46 mins
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 2.39:1 Aspect Ratio
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane
Directed by: Steven Knight
Rating
Violence: Moderate
Sex: Yes
Language: Moderate
Serenity starts out as a Moby Dick story of the boat captain obsessed with catching an elusive tuna. He comes close countless times but never quite makes the big score. Once his ex-wife shows up, things take a turn for the bizarre. The film becomes something of a psychological thriller but unfortunately, its pacing slows to a crawl. Just as I was about to tune out, a completely unexpected twist happened. I can’t say any more without spoiling the plot, but I was engaged after that. It’s worth seeing the story through to the end and I thought the conclusion was satisfying. It’s a strange film but one that will provide a decent evening’s entertainment. I can’t see it appealing more than once though. Once you know the twist, you can’t be surprised again.
The image is presented with good focus and detail and shows plenty of contrast. Color is rich with lots of warm tones and deep blues during the ocean scenes. Even in good ‘ole 1080p, it looks pretty good. I saw a few instances of softness but there were no other obvious artifacts.
The DTS-HD Master encode is competent and clear with good dialog and decent ambient effects. The sub and surrounds are used quite sparingly though I heard a few effective pans across the wide front sound stage.
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There are no bonus features in this release. My package included only the Blu-ray and a digital copy on DVD with an activation code.