Little White Lies (2010/MPI Blu-ray)
Picture:
B Sound: B Extras: C Film: B+
After a
freak accident leaving one of their own in the hospital, a group of long time
friends decide to go on with their annual summer vacation to their rich friend Max's
summer house by the sea, but what was to be a relaxing vacation soon becomes
stressful and sobering realization of how all of their happiness was based on
white lies. When expectations don't go
the way they want leaving everyone short tempered and angry at each other,
things get worse.
Guillaume
Canet’s Little White Lies (2010)
shows us the results of when a group of tightly knit friends loses one of their
own they begin to realize through all their joking, pranks hid them from the
larger truth. They lied to each other
and they were never really honest with each other. Vincent realizes he is a closet homosexual
with an attraction to Max, Max after Vincent's confession leaves him
uncomfortable and he is a control freak, while Marie realizes how hollow her
life is with the drugs she does and all guys she sleeps with. That in short, they love themselves more
before than anyone else does not help anyone and one by one, each one of their
friends, spouses, families are actually in a downward spiral and failing
marriage, and through the years they hid it behind smiling faces and white
lies. The film offers much more than
this, which really starts to kick in with the script when the death of their
friend starts to really sink in and they have one last chance to either pull
together or let their friendship fall apart.
Leave it
to the French to come up with a film filled with drama with dis-functional
relationships, wine and laughter. This
film truly explores the phrase 'Ignorance is bliss', how happy people could be
if they just ignore the truth, but coupled with reality and death, eventually
the characters are forced to face life, that it isn't perfect, and the longer
you lie the harder it is when you have to face the truth. The film took a long time to get to the point,
exploring every character's flaws and point of view, but from the title alone
you knew something was wrong things were going to get worst before it got
better.
The 1080p
2.35 X 1 digital High Definition image transfer is excellent, consistent and
was shot in the Super 35mm film format, with very few issues impresses
throughout, while the DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 lossless mix is well mixed,
recorded and has a warm, consistent soundfield throughout. Extras include a behind the scenes piece and
trailers.
- Ricky Chiang
