{"id":12100,"date":"2016-04-30T16:57:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T23:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=12100"},"modified":"2016-05-30T17:09:14","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T00:09:14","slug":"review-driftlessarea-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/04\/review-driftlessarea-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Driftless Area DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/04\/review-driftlessarea-dvd\/#more-12100\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"The Driftless Area DVD Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/2016\/driftlessarea-sm.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong><em>The Driftless Area<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t a great movie but it\u2019s still watchable thanks to a few strong performances, specifically Anton Yelchin, Zooey Deschanel and John Hawkes. The DVD released through Sony is pretty basic with only one extra while the video\/audio transfers are OK.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">The Driftless Area<\/span><br \/>\n(2015)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Comedy, Mystery<br \/>\nSony | R \u2013 96 min. \u2013 $17.99 | April 26, 2016<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 04\/30\/2016 | <strong>Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"border-table-review\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"300px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B01A5NZ362\/moviemsguidet-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 3px solid blue;\" title=\"Buy The Driftless Area from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2016\/driftlessarea-dvd.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B01A5NZ362\/moviemsguidet-20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid blue;\" title=\"Buy The Driftless Area on DVD from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/amazonlogo.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><u><\/u><strong><u>MOVIE INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Zachary Sluser<br \/>\n<strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Tom Drury (novel); Tom Drury &amp;Zachary Sluser (screenplay)<br \/>\n<strong>Cast: <\/strong>Anton Yelchin, Zooey Deschanel, John Hawkes, Alia Shawkat, Aubrey Plaza, Frank Langella, Ciar\u00e1n Hinds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><u><\/u><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Featurette<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>DVD<br \/>\n<strong>Number of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong>Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)<br \/>\n<strong>Video: <\/strong>Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, English, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish<br \/>\n<strong>Region(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=\"movie\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid #c0c0c0;\" title=\"The Driftless Area\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/wzLhMuo.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pierre (ANTON YELCHIN) returns to his hometown after the death of his parents and falls under the spell of the enchanting, mysterious Stella (ZOOEY DESCHANEL). As their relationship deepens, Pierre finds himself in a dangerous situation with a volatile criminal (JOHN HAWKES) who abruptly altered the course of Stella\u2019s life.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"features\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Making <em>The Driftless Area<\/em> (15:39)<\/u><\/strong> is your basic behind-the-scenes featurette with cast and crew interviews discussing the characters and plot.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5 | AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sony releases <strong><em>The Driftless Area<\/em><\/strong> onto DVD shown with an anamorphic 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and generally the video looks good with decent colors throughout. The Dolby Digital 5.1 track is standard but effect enough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, <strong><em>The Driftless Area<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t a great movie but it\u2019s still watchable thanks to a few strong performances, specifically Anton Yelchin, Zooey Deschanel and John Hawkes. The DVD released through Sony is pretty basic with only one extra while the video\/audio transfers are OK.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Driftless Area isn\u2019t a great movie but it\u2019s still watchable thanks to a few strong performances, specifically Anton Yelchin, Zooey Deschanel and John Hawkes. 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