{"id":15821,"date":"2017-07-31T20:42:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T03:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=15821"},"modified":"2017-07-31T20:43:03","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T03:43:03","slug":"review-dinner-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/07\/review-dinner-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Dinner BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Dinner<\/em><\/strong> could\u2019ve been an intimate film instead is a jumbled mess focusing on a cast of characters who, frankly, are not very likeable especially throwing in the morality at its core that shouldn\u2019t be disputed.<\/p>\n

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The Dinner<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama
\nLionsgate | R \u2013 120 min. \u2013 $24.99 | August 8, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 07\/31\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Oren Moverman
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Herman Koch (novel); Oren Moverman (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Hall, Chlo\u00eb Sevigny, Charlie Plummer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Gallery
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>29.3 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Have you ever been to a dinner party and wanted to get the hell out of there ASAP? Well, that\u2019s how I felt following The Dinner<\/em><\/strong>, a movie adapted from Herman Koch\u2019s novel which already has been adapted twice before in 2013 in the Netherlands and 2014 in Italy and now 2017 in good old U S of A. Not sure how well it adhered to the novel however reportedly Koch walked out of the premiere and didn\u2019t show up to the after party.<\/p>\n

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The plot is simple enough: Paul and Claire Lohman (STEVE COOGAN, LAURA LINNEY) attend a dinner at a fancy restaurant with Stan and Katelyn Lohman (RICHARD GERE, REBECCA HALL), Paul\u2019s brother and sister-in-law.<\/p>\n

From the get-go this doesn\u2019t seem like any ordinary dinner, not only because Paul and Stan don\u2019t exactly get along or that Paul is suffering from mental illness, but, at the movie plays out in flashbacks, their respective teenagers (CHARLIE PLUMMER, SEAMUS DAVEY-FITZPATRICK) are involved with a horrific crime. Complicating matters, Stan is a congressman vying to have an amendment placed in the ACA (Affordable Care Act) and has aspirations for governorship.<\/p>\n

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And that\u2019s really it. There\u2019s plenty of focus on Paul\u2019s mental illness and obsession with Gettysburg, intermixed with the dinner and more flashbacks that led to their kids\u2019 crime, but what should\u2019ve been an intense, even intimate little drama became a bit too complicated for its own good. Add to that, you\u2019re following unlikeable characters and the only \u2018good\u2019 or morally aligned one happens to be the politician. That\u2019s realistic.<\/p>\n

On the plus side, I can\u2019t really complain about the performances. Steve Coogan does fine turning in a dramatic performance, Richard Gere still has some charms and will never get tired of either Laura Linney or Rebecca Hall, though those two play the most despicable of the four main characters. Chlo\u00eb Sevigny meanwhile has a smaller role playing Stan\u2019s first wife who makes appearances in yet more flashbacks.<\/p>\n

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But the biggest sin going against The Dinner<\/em><\/strong>, beyond the wretched characters, is the supposed morality debate at the core really isn\u2019t all that debatable, in fact one character\u2019s justifications is outright sociopathic and another is about power, and when it\u2019s the politician is the only one thinking rightly, you\u2019re riding the line of fantasy and the absurd.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong> and inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy. Features are on the lighter side with a fine Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with Writer\/Director Oren Moverman and Actress Laura Linney and a Photo Gallery<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Previews<\/strong> \u2013 The Hero<\/em>, Beatriz at Dinner<\/em>, Lady Macbeth<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The Dinner<\/em><\/strong> is served on Blu-ray presented with a 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. Throughout the entire film, there is richness to the picture, many dark colors during the present day scenes while the numerous flashbacks lacks it. Detail was decent enough but nothing fantastic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The disc includes your basic yet still adequate DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. The vast majority of the film is strictly dialogue-driven with some minor pops of depth with one of the key scenes, otherwise the bulk comes from the center channel with a bit of ambient noises through the front and rear speakers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, The Dinner<\/em><\/strong> could\u2019ve been an intimate film instead is a jumbled mess focusing on a cast of characters who, frankly, are not very likeable especially throwing in the morality at its core that shouldn\u2019t be disputed. In any case, this release by Lionsgate offers good video\/audio transfers but is limited in regards to the bonus material.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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