{"id":5531,"date":"2013-05-05T17:17:07","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T00:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=5531"},"modified":"2021-06-02T00:01:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T07:01:17","slug":"review-hoax-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2013\/05\/review-hoax-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hoax Blu-ray review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Hoax<\/i><\/b> is a well made docu-drama\/comedy with strong performances from Richard Gere and Alfred Molina. The story is interesting and mostly unknown making for a gripping drama on the whole.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Hoax (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/b>Drama, Comedy
\nEcho Bridge Home Entertainment | R \u2013 116 min. \u2013 $14.99 | May 7, 2013<\/p>\n

MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/b>Lasse Hallstrom
\nWriter(s): <\/b>Clifford Irving (novel); William Wheeler (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/b>Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Julie Delpy, Stanley Tucci<\/p>\n

Theatrical Release Date: <\/b>April 20, 2007<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/span>Features: <\/b>Commentary, Featurette, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes
\nNumber of Discs: <\/b>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/b>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/b>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/b>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/b>27.2 GB
\nCodec: <\/b>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/b>A<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong>
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Plot Outline: <\/b>When the charismatic Clifford Irving (RICHARD GERE) convinces a major publishing house that Howard Hughes, the bigger-than-life billionaire recluse, has asked him to pen his authorized autobiography, Irving musy concoct an elaborate scheme to prove his fake manuscript is real. Inspired by Irving\u2019s tell-all book, this tensely comedic story is a wild ride down the slippery slope of a lie run amuck.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Feature Commentary<\/span><\/b> \u2013 Director Lasse Hallstrom and Screenwriter Bill Wheeler sit down for a commentary that offers some information on the making of the film and on-set anecdotal stories. It\u2019s a fairly dry track and the volume is pretty low so prepare to turn up your speakers.<\/p>\n

Stranger Than Fiction (9:04; SD)<\/span><\/b> is a making-of featurette chronicling how the hoax was concocted from those covering the news to the cast and crew for the movie.<\/p>\n

Outtakes and Unused Clips (19:10; SD)<\/span><\/b> and Deleted Scenes (13:31)<\/span><\/b> are some excess shots removed or trimmed from the final cut. There\u2019s also an optional commentary with the deleted scenes.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Echo Bridge, via Miramax, releases The Hoax<\/i><\/b> with a crisp 1080p high-definition transfer. Presented in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio, this video looks almost stunning with excellent detail levels, a moderate amount of natural film grain and noise, and a fine color array which seems to match the director\u2019s intentions of showing the 1970s. Given this is a budget title, I was surprised at how good this looked.<\/p>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On the flip side, the 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio has much to be desired. While the front and rear mixes sound decent, the front channel is awfully soft to the point that it\u2019s hard to understand the dialogue some of the time, even more so when there\u2019s whispering. Since this is a comedy-drama, there\u2019s not a whole lot of action relying on the music and score so it\u2019s not terrible but I was disappointed.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, The Hoax<\/i><\/b> is a well made docu-drama\/comedy with strong performances from Richard Gere and Alfred Molina. The story is interesting and mostly unknown making for a gripping drama on the whole. The Blu-ray release has some OK features, the audio was average but the video transfer was surprisingly excellent especially considering it is a budget title.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/b>05\/05\/2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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