Although Alice isn’t to me top shelf Woody Allen material, the film does feature a charismatic and engaging performance from Mia Farrow and at least an interesting, fantastical premise.
Alice
— The Limited Edition Series —
(1990)
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
Twilight Time | PG13 – 106 min. – $29.95 | December 19, 2017
Date Published: 01/01/2018 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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| A well-to-do Manhattan housewife, Alice Tate (MIA FARROW), finds her affections shifting from her stockbroker husband (WILLIAM HURT) of 16 years to saxophone player Joe Ruffalo (Joe Mantegna), a veritable stranger. After realizing her feelings, Tate begins to experience back pains and visits a Chinatown herbalist, Dr. Yang (KEYE LUKE), for a cure. Perceptive to her dilemma, Yang provides a series of magical herbal remedies to provide Tate the insight she needs to solve her problem. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 0.5/5 |
| As with all Twilight Time releases, this comes with a 6-page booklet. And like other Woody Allen’s movies, this only has the Theatrical Trailer. |
VIDEO – 4.5/5, AUDIO – 4.0/5
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| Alice comes to Blu-ray presented in its original theatrical 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and given a nice looking 1080p high-definition transfer. The movie might be closing in on being 30 years old, I still was impressed with the sharp detail levels while colors are fairly vibrant and skin tones do seem natural in appearance. There is a heavy amount of normal film noise which only adds to the theatrical feel.
The included DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track which I found serviceable and since it is a Woody Allen movie, there is plenty of dialogue to judge this lossless track on. There is some so-so depth with the ambient noise and music. |
OVERALL – 3.5/5 |
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Although Alice isn’t to me top shelf Woody Allen material, the film does feature a charismatic and engaging performance from Mia Farrow and at least an interesting, fantastical premise. The Blu-ray released through Twilight Time has great video and nice audio transfers though the features are expectedly lacking. |