Plot: What’s it about?
This movie was released in January of this year and didn’t do much at the box office. Playing by Heart is a good movie and it should have received a lot more respect than was given. The movie has an all star cast that consists of: Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands, Jon Stewart, Gillian Anderson, Dennis Quaid, Madeline Stowe, Angelina Jolie, Ryan Phillippe, Jay Mohr and Anthony Edwards. The acting in this movie is what really stands out and the story line, although jumps around continuously, makes this an enjoyable movie to watch.
This movie is a drama about love and it shows it through the lives of several relationships. The movie consistently moves through each couples problems and how they deal with their set backs. Everyone in the movie seems to have some sort of obstacle that needs to be overcome before they can love again. You are kept guessing on how these lives are tied together and you soon get a sense as to how. The ending brings it all together and you find out how indeed they are all related.
Like I said earlier this is a good movie and definitely worth a rent. I would consider owning this movie, but with the $30 price tag and no extras keep me from doing so. Disney should have added some extras to this movie or dropped the price to $20 if they wanted to sell this movie to the consumer. There are some laughs and some sad moments in the movie, but an enjoyable ride that is different than the average love story.
Video: How does it look?
This is a 1.85:1 non enhanced movie that looks pretty good. The colors look good and the rare dark scenes are clear and true. I didn’t notice any negative features in the picture. I looked, but couldn’t find any.
Audio: How does it sound?
The audio is a pretty active considering the story line. In the few club scenes your surround speakers get some attention and although the subwoofer is pretty queit it gets some attention. The music seems to come alive throughout the movie and is the best part of the DVD in the audio sense. The dialogue is clean.
Supplements: What are the extras?
There are no extras unless you consider Film recommendations one.
