Mack & Rita Blu-ray Review

Mack & Rita comes to Blu-ray and DVD from Lionsgate. The fantasy-comedy stars Diane Keaton, Taylour Paige and Elizabeth Lail

 

Mack & Rita
(2022)


Genre(s): Comedy, Fantasy
Lionsgate| PG13 – 95 min. – $21.99 | October 11, 2022

Date Published: 10/11/2022 | Author: The Movieman


MOVIE INFO:
Director: Kate Aselton
Writer(s): Madeline Walter & Paul Welsh (written by)
Cast: Diane Keaton, Taylour Paige, Elizabeth Lail, Loretta Devine, Dustin Milligan


DISC INFO:
Features: Featurettes
Slip Cover: Yes
Digital Copy: Yes
Formats Included: Blu-ray
Number of Discs: 1


Audio: English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
Video: 1080p/Widescreen 1.85
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Disc Size: 22.72 GB
Total Bitrate: 28.10 Mbps
Codecs: MPEG-4 AVC
Region(s): A


 


PLOT SYNOPSIS


When 30-year-old self-proclaimed homebody Mack Martin (ELIZABETH LAIL) reluctantly joins a Palm Springs bachelorette trip for her best friend Carla (TAYLOUR PAIGE), her inner 70-year-old is released — literally. The frustrated writer and influencer magically transforms into her future self: “Aunt Rita” (DIANE KEATON). Freed from the constraints of other people’s expectations, Rita comes into her own, becoming an unlikely social media sensation and sparking a tentative romance with Mack’s adorable dog-sitter, Jack (DUSTIN MILLIGAN).

 

SPECIAL FEATURES – 2/5


This release comes with a glossy slip cover and inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD copy. There are two featurettes: Mack & Rita: Becoming Our Truth (10:46) and Styling Glamma: The Fashion of Mack & Rita (4:31).

 


VIDEO – 4/5, AUDIO – 4¼/5


Mack & Rita comes to Blu-ray from Lionsgate presented with a 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. The picture here mostly looks acceptable, close-ups are sharp and well defined but some scenes had softness to it, probably done intentionally. Still, colors are well balanced in keeping with the light-hearted tone of this quirky fantasy rom-com.

The included DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track has clear dialogue levels from the center channel and there is some okay depth for a movie like this, utilized mostly for the music and score.


 

 

 

Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.