{"id":9619,"date":"2015-05-28T14:28:55","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T21:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=9619"},"modified":"2015-05-28T14:30:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T21:30:59","slug":"review-mentalist-s7-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/05\/review-mentalist-s7-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: “The Mentalist”: The Complete Seventh Season DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cThe Mentalist\u201d<\/strong> season seven isn\u2019t great but still a nice sendoff for a fun, if not uneven, series. The ensemble cast share good chemistry, including the one newcomer, and Simon Baker is as charming as ever while the cases are generally interesting enough. The DVD released by Warner, like the previous season sets, are rather basic and unfortunately we don\u2019t get a nice retrospective featurette on this series\u2019 run.<\/p>\n

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“The Mentalist”
\nThe Complete Seventh and Final Season<\/span><\/span>
\n(2014-15)<\/strong><\/p>\n


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Genre(s): <\/strong>Crime, Drama, Comedy
\nWarner Home Video | NR \u2013 543 min. \u2013 $39.98 | April 28, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n <\/b>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Bruno Heller (created by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Rockmond Dunbar, Joe Adler, Josie Loren<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Featurette, Deleted Scenes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>3<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\n** Click Here to Purchase “The Mentalist”: Season 7 on DVD from Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong> **<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cThe Mentalist\u201d<\/strong> has been a fun if not uneven through its seven season run and probably dragged out its \u2018Red John\u2019 storyline a couple seasons too long (probably could\u2019ve been concluded by the third season before moving onto another story arc). But in spite of its problems, the characters were likeable and the acting, for the most part, was good. Add to that some interesting cases and Patrick Jane\u2019s quirky mannerisms and behavior makes for both compelling drama and great comedy.<\/p>\n

This seventh season, now with the Red John part concluded in the season six season finale, it was determined it would be its final season and probably it was the right time to exit. In all honesty \u2013 and this isn\u2019t a negative \u2013 but this season felt like a senior only a few days away from high school being over for good. The writing is at times a bit lazy and the introduction of one new character \u2014 replacing Wayne Rigsby (Owain Yeoman) and Grace Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti) \u2014 in Agent Michelle Vega (JOSIE LOREN) with computer wizard Jason Wylie (JOE ADLER) returning as does Special Agent Dennis Abbott (ROCKMOND DUNBAR) who is far more lenient with Patrick Jane compared with the CBI leaders in previous seasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mentalist\u201d<\/strong> might have been a flawed series, and although the seventh season doesn\u2019t have a lot great moments (save for one in the tenth episode), it\u2019s still a solid and entertaining season and fine farewell to its more ardent fans.<\/p>\n

Episodes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Nothing But Blue Skies<\/li>\n
  2. The Greybar Hotel<\/li>\n
  3. Orange Blossom Ice Cream<\/li>\n
  4. Black Market<\/li>\n
  5. The Silver Briefcase<\/li>\n
  6. Green Light<\/li>\n
  7. Little Yellow House<\/li>\n
  8. The Whites of His Eyes<\/li>\n
  9. Copper Bullet<\/li>\n
  10. Nothing Gold Can Stay<\/li>\n
  11. Byzantium<\/li>\n
  12. Brown Shag Carpet\/White Orchids<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

    The 3-disc set is housed in a standard DVD case which side-slides into a slip cover<\/strong> in matching with previous season releases.<\/p>\n

    Patrick Jane: An Uncommon Man (12:33)<\/u><\/strong> is a basic profile on the character played by Simon Baker. Nothing amazing with interviews by fellow cast members intercut with scenes from the season.<\/p>\n

    Deleted Scenes<\/u><\/strong> are available on \u2018Black Market\u2019 and \u2018Byzantium\u2019<\/p>\n

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    VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5 | AUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5
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    \u201cThe Mentalist\u201d: The Complete Seventh Season<\/strong> is presented in its originally televised 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and showcases good balance in colors and not an overabundance of artifacts.<\/p>\n

    The Dolby Digital 5.1 track for each episode isn\u2019t great but more than serviceable providing good dialogue levels while other elements like the music or occasional gunfire are a bit softer.<\/p>\n

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

    Overall, \u201cThe Mentalist\u201d<\/strong> season seven isn\u2019t great but still a nice sendoff for a fun, if not uneven, series. The ensemble cast share good chemistry, including the one newcomer, and Simon Baker is as charming as ever while the cases are generally interesting enough. The DVD released by Warner, like the previous season sets, are rather basic and unfortunately we don\u2019t get a nice retrospective featurette on this series\u2019 run.<\/p>\n

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    Published: <\/strong>05\/28\/2015<\/p>\n

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