{"id":10449,"date":"2015-06-14T15:26:36","date_gmt":"2015-06-14T22:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=10449"},"modified":"2015-10-23T15:35:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T22:35:00","slug":"review-stateofgrace-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/06\/review-stateofgrace-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: State of Grace BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>State of Grace<\/em><\/strong> might not be the most well known drama especially in Sean Penn\u2019s extensive filmography but it is a well done, if not overdrawn, flick worth checking out mainly for the performances especially by Gary Oldman who is at his finest. The Blu-ray released by Twilight Time has sufficient audio\/video but is limited in the special features department.<\/p>\n

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State of Grace<\/span>
\n(1990)<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Crime
\nTwilight Time | R \u2013 134 min. \u2013 $29.95 | June 8, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Phil Joanou
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Dennis McIntyre (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, John Turturro, Burgess Meredith, John C. Reilly<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Theatrical Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>37.5 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Directed by Phil Joanou and written by Dennis McIntyre, State of Grace<\/em><\/strong> is a neo-noir crime film inspired by the real-life Hell\u2019s Kitchen Irish-American gang, the Westies. Sean Penn stars as Terry, returning to the neighborhood after a ten year absence, getting involved with mad childhood friend Jackie (GARY OLDMAN), Jackie\u2019s gang leader-brother (ED HARRIS) and sister \u2013 Terry\u2019s old flame \u2013 Kathleen (ROBIN WRIGHT), Complicating matters: Terry\u2019s secret mission.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Features are rather light with an Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with Director Phil Joanou and Film Historian Nick Redman and the Original Theatrical Trailer (1:32; SD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

State of Grace<\/em><\/strong> arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Twilight Time and although this hardly brilliant looking, the 1080p high-definition transfer (MPEG-4 AVC codec) isn\u2019t half bad. However, there are some noticeable dust marks and scratches here and there and the noise is quite heavy in some spots, especially darkly lit shots which makes detail levels a rough in some instances. Colors are generally toned down in keeping with the crime-drama genre.
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AUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The movie was given a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track and for the most part, it\u2019s not bad. Dialogue levels sound clear enough but it is limited with its range. The majority of the audio is centrally located however the rear speakers make excellent use for Ennio Morricone\u2019s amazing score which probably deserved award recognition and for those interested, can be heard via the isolated score track.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, State of Grace<\/em><\/strong> might not be the most well known drama especially in Sean Penn\u2019s extensive filmography but it is a well done, if not overdrawn, flick worth checking out mainly for the performances especially by Gary Oldman who is at his finest. The Blu-ray released by Twilight Time has sufficient audio\/video but is limited in the special features department.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>06\/14\/2015<\/p>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
\nThese are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n