Some
Kind Of Beautiful
(2015/Lionsgate Blu-ray)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B+ Extras: C- Film: C-
Pierce
Brosnan, Salma Hayek. Michael McDowell, Benjamin McKenzie (Gotham)
and Jessica Alba star in the mind numbingly predictable Some
Kind of Beautiful
(2015) from director Tom Vaughan, a film with an outcome that's
obvious until its first frame and succeeds in being a paint by
numbers romantic comedy with no depth and hardly any humor to boot.
Despite
getting a few great shots of the always gorgeous Hayek and Alba, the
film sputters along until it stalls out. Getting a mere 4-percent
rating on Rotten Tomatoes, this Hollywood romantic comedy will soon
end up on the shelves next to all the others just like it and lost in
the shuffle.
By
day, Richard Haig (Pierce Brosnan) is a successful and well-respected
English professor in the UK. By night, Richard indulges his own
romantic fantasies with a steady stream of beautiful undergraduates.
So when Kate (Jessica Alba), Richard's stunning, athletic,
25-year-old American girlfriend tells him that she is pregnant,
Richard is shocked. Putting his wandering eye behind him, he marries
her and agrees to move to Los Angeles to start their family. It
doesn't take long for Richard to realize that his past is hard to
escape when he meets Olivia (Salma Hayek) and falls for her after
soon realizing that it's Kate's sister.
Presented
in 1080p high definition with a widescreen aspect ratio of 2.39:1 and
a lossless English DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 track that doesn't
disappoint and shows off the locations and production values of the
film proudly, at least. There is also a UV digital copy of the film
for your smart phone or tablet if you like to watch your films on the
go.
The
only extra is Inside
The Heart of A Romantic,
which is a standard gushing of cast and crew over the production.
Nothing really special or groundbreaking here.
Unless
you really like the cast or predictable romantic comedies to watch
with your significant other, this is a snooze.
-
James Lockhart
https://www.facebook.com/jamesharlandlockhartv/
