Oct 272017
Decline and Fall is a decently made mini-series that works more for the cast than a compelling plot. At only three hours, it does make for an easy enough watch and all in all is entertaining.
Decline and Fall
(2016)
Genre(s): Drama, Comedy
RLJ Entertainment | NR – 182 min. – $34.99 | September 12, 2017
Date Published: 10/27/2017 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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| Paul Pennyfeather (JACK WHITEHALL) is a quiet and unassuming theology student at Oxford. But his plans for an uneventful life as a priest fall through when he is unceremoniously expelled after a careless prank by one of the university’s infamous social clubs.
Without a private fortune to fall back on, Paul is forced to take a position as a teacher at a third-rate boarding school run by Dr. Fagan (DAVID SUCHET), All too quickly, it becomes disastrously apparent that Paul is not fit for the position, but a visit from the beautiful and wealthy American mother of one of his students (EVA LONGORIA) stirs up hope that his luck may be changing. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 2.5/5 |
| This single-disc release comes with a semi-glossy slip cover. There are three featurettes taking viewers behind the scenes: Satire (5:20), On Set (5:21) and Adaptation (5:23); and a Photo Gallery (0:58). |
VIDEO – 4.0/5, AUDIO – 3.5/5
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| Decline and Fall comes to DVD is presented with an anamorphic 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and each episode given a standard but adequate Dolby Digital 2.0 track, which for a series that is almost strictly dialogue-driven, is perfectly fine. |
OVERALL – 3.0/5 |
| Overall, Decline and Fall is a decently made mini-series that works more for the cast than a compelling plot. At only three hours, it does make for an easy enough watch and all in all is entertaining. The DVD released through RLJ has good video and audio transfers and an okay selection of featurettes. |
10/27/2017
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