{"id":23911,"date":"2020-09-29T12:50:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T19:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23911"},"modified":"2021-01-09T16:35:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T00:35:45","slug":"review-reversal-of-fortune-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/09\/review-reversal-of-fortune-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Reversal of Fortune: Archive Collection Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Reversal of Fortune<\/em><\/strong> as a whole has its moments and features some prominent performances, particularly Jeremy Irons who won the Best Actor award, though the script and story could\u2019ve been better.<\/p>\n

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Reversal of Fortune
\n<\/span>\u2014 Warner Archive Collection \u2014<\/span>
\n(1990)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Crime<\/span>
\nWarner Archive | R \u2013 112 min. \u2013 $21.99 | October 6, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 09\/29\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Barbet Schroeder
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Alan Dershowitz (book); Nicholas Kazan (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver, Annabella Sciorra, Fisher Stevens, Jack Gilpin, Christine Baranski, Felicity Huffman<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>35.20 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>41.27 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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THE MOVIE \u2013 3\u00bd\/5<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>When socialite Sunny von B\u00fclow (GLENN CLOSE) inexplicably slips into an irreversible coma, police suspect foul play \u2013 and the obvious suspect is her urbane husband, Claus (JEREMY IRONS). After being found guilty of murder, Claus is granted a retrial and hires showboat Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz (RON SILVER) to represent him. Though unconvinced of Claus’s innocence, Dershowitz enjoys a challenge and \u2013 along with a group of his students \u2013 fights to have the verdict overturned.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: Reversal of Fortune<\/em><\/strong> is a decent if not underwhelming legal drama that at least does feature some great performances from its core cast with Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons and Ron Silver, and for his part, Irons did take home a Best Actor Academy Award in 1991. And deservedly so, easily the more compelling character, and delightfully slimy as well, which is probably why his Claus von B\u00fclow was named on the AFI villain\u2019s list.<\/p>\n

Besides the performances, however, the film does feel a bit, and oddly, disjointed at times (and not just because flashbacks were utilized) and the courtroom aspects, are pretty minimal taking up maybe only 10-minutes of screen time. In addition, the movie is based on the book by famed, and media-hound, Alan Dershowitz and so it is centered on him, as portrayed fairly well by the late Ron Silver, and shown to be principled despite representing a sleaze ball, though there is one scene to explain his decision and derision of Claus von B\u00fclow.<\/p>\n

So I can\u2019t really say this ranks all that as a courtroom drama yet still worth checking out (at the time of this writing, it\u2019s apparently available on HBO Max or you can purchase the Blu-ray).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release includes an Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with Director Barbet Schroeder and Screenwriter Nicholas Kazan as well as the Theatrical Trailer (1:57)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4\u00bd\/5, AUDIO \u2013 4\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Warner Bros. releases Reversal of Fortune<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray through their Archive Collection, presented in the original theatrical 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and has been given a new 1080p high-definition transfer. This is another beautiful looking picture from Warner, detail is sharp and very nicely defined throughout, with the natural film grain left intact while colors are well balanced.<\/p>\n

The movie includes a DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo track. This is a perfectly suitable lossless track for a movie that is strictly dialogue driven. Dialogue comes across with good clarity and there is some okay depth with the score and some ambient noises.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Reversal of Fortune<\/em><\/strong> as a whole has its moments and features some prominent performances, particularly Jeremy Irons who won the Best Actor award, though the script and story could\u2019ve been better; still worth checking out at some point. The Blu-ray from Warner has very good video and audio transfers and while features are thin, nice the commentary track was ported over.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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