Review: Days and Nights DVD

Well intentioned for sure but ultimately Days and Nights, written and directed by Christian Camargo, is a fairly dull film with some OK acting from a nicely put together named cast; despite the talent involved, it just was not an engaging flick. The DVD released by MPI features good video/audio while the bonus material is relatively basic.

 

 

Days and Nights
(2014)

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Genre(s): Drama, Comedy
MPI Media Group | NR – 91 min. – $24.98 | January 27, 2015

MOVIE INFO: Directed by: Christian Camargo Writer(s): Christian Camargo (written by) Cast: Christian Camargo, Katie Holmes, William Hurt, Allison Janney, Cherry Jones, Russell Means, Michael Nyqvist, Jean Reno, Juliet Rylance, Mark Rylance, Ben Whishaw DISC INFO: Features: Commentary, Featurette, Interviews, Deleted Scenes, Trailer Digital Copy: No Number of Discs: 1 Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85 Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish Region(s): 1

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PLOT SYNOPSIS

Movie star Elizabeth (ALLISON JANNEY) takes her paramour Peter (CHRISTIAN CAMARGO) to her lakeside estate to visit her family during Memorial Day weekend. There they meet up with Elizabeth’s ailing brother (WILLIAM HURT) her artist son (BEN WHISHAW), his ethereal muse (JULIET RYLANCE), the family doctor (JEAN RENO), the estate’s custodian (RUSSELL MEANS), its careless caretaker (MICHAEL NYQVIST) and his wife (CHERRY JONES), their temperamental daughter (KATIE HOLMES), and her long suffering ornithologist husband (MARK RYLANCE) who’s the keeper of the sacred land where a bald eagle is trying to raise its young. Over the course of the holiday weekend, a disastrous turn of events leads the family from dysfunctional to heartbreak and ultimately, salvation in this tragicomic examination of the volatile and fragile nature of love.

SPECIAL FEATURES – 2.5/5

Audio Commentary – Writer/Director/Actor Christian Camargo sits down for a generally simple but on-point track with his style choices, working with the cast and the story on the whole.

Deleted Scenes (7:26) – We get seven scenes that were either cut down for removed. There’s nothing of note, however.

Behind the Scenes (3:03) has some basic footage of making the movie.

Interviews (19:48) – Interview footage with members of the cast and crew are featured.

Trailer (1:53)

VIDEO – 3.75/5 | AUDIO – 3.5/5

Days and Nights is presented with a 1.85 anamorphic widescreen transfer which looks fine featuring nice colors. The disc also comes with a standard Dolby Digital 5.1 track which serves the film well enough with decent dialogue levels and some ambient noises coming through the rear channels.

OVERALL – 2.5/5

Overall, well intentioned for sure but ultimately Days and Nights, written and directed by Christian Camargo, is a fairly dull film with some OK acting from a nicely put together named cast; despite the talent involved, it just was not an engaging flick. The DVD released by MPI features good video/audio while the bonus material is relatively basic.

 

Published: 02/10/2015