Plot: What’s it about?
After the mastery of the ‘Alien’ series comes this…Well, actually before. Waking Ned Devine in my opinion is just a feeble attempt to get people who liked ‘The Full Monty’ to watch this.
In my opinion, it worked. Well, with me anyway…Waking Ned Devine starts where most of us want to be. A small town of 52 people play the lottery each and every week. All with, of course, the hopes of winning. What would happen if one actually did win? ‘Waking Ned Devine’ actually answers that question.
Ned Devine, if you havne’t guessed by now is the “lucky” winner of the lottery. Only one problem, though…he was so excited that he died before he got a chance to claim his money.
The loyal townspeople, loyal as they are, conjure up a plan…pretend that one of the other town inhabitants is Ned Devine and collect the money for everyone to share!
Without giving away too much of the story and the ending, I’ll say that Waking Ned Devine is one of the more original movies to come around in awhile. I enjoyed it, and will definitely think twice before buying a lottery ticket again!
Video: How does it look?
I’ve said it befoe and I’ll say it again…Fox continutes to put out the best-looking, non=anamorphic transfers around. I saw not one single artifact. If I have a trained eye (and I think I do), I would swear that this is is 16:9 enhanced. But it’s not. The daylight shots are clear and colorful and the picture is crystal clear. Nice job Fox!
Audio: How does it sound?
A Dolby surround version is presented as the only option, but this isn’t a movie for sound. There are actually some spots where all channels are used, so it’s a rather good, spacial mix. I was impressed.
Supplements: What are the extras?
Not much, except for a trailer. Personally, I would expect more for my money, but I got this from Fox for free, so I have no room to complain…
