NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Criterion Blu-ray (September 2024): Criterion have transferred Andrew Haigh's All of Us Strangers to Blu-ray. It is cited as being a "Director-approved 4K UHD + Blu-ray Special Edition". The Criterion 4K UHD package has one 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray (which is also available separately) with the film and special features. While we are in possession of the 4K UHD disc we cannot resolve the encode yet and therefore cannot obtain screen captures. We hope to add to this review when possible. So, the below captures are from Criterion's 2024 1080P Blu-ray transfer.

The 1080P image quality is as good as you might anticipate for a modern film with a max'ed out bitrate. Jamie Ramsay's cinematography is impressive and the HD presentation supports the introspective angles. The transfer captures the isolated tone of the film with visual precision. The 4K UHD just accentuates the film's already impressive image.

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On their Blu-ray, and 4K UHD Criterion offer both a DTS-HD Master 5.1 surround of a linear PCM stereo track (both in 24-bit) in the original English language. All of Us Strangers has no aggressive moments that come through with modest depth. The score is by the French pianist and composer Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch (Living) with additional music including Colman Brothers' She Who Dares, Frankie Goes to Hollywood's The Power of Love, Fine Young Cannibals's Johnny Come Home, Alison Moyet's Is This Love?, The Housemartins' Build, The Ink Spots' I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire, Pet Shop Boys' I Want a Dog and Always on My Mind, and Patsy Cline's If I Could See the World (Through the Eyes of a Child), sounding clean with consistent dialogue in the lossless transfer. A decriptive track option is available. Criterion offer optional English (SDH) subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The supplements are all relegated to Criterion's Blu-ray as there is no commentary. Extras include a new 1/2 hour conversation between director Andrew Haigh and  critic Michael Koresky (author of Sick and Dirty: Hollywood’s Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness) discussing intentions, the filmmaking process and more. There is also a new 25-minute interview with cinematographer Jamie D. Ramsay (District 9, Moffie, Living) describing his process and working with Haigh. Included are three behind-the-scenes featurettes that run about 35-minute in total. Lastly is a trailer and the package has liner notes with an essay by film critic Guy Lodge (chief UK film critic for Variety.)  

Andrew Haigh's All of Us Strangers is  based on the novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada. I have enjoyed the films of Haigh that I have seen; 45 Years and Weekend. He had worked as an assistant editor on films such as Gladiator and Black Hawk Down. While the film involves a romance between Scott and Mescal's characters, I appreciated the interaction with the parents. Jamie Bell, is the father in All of Us Strangers, and he is in one of my favorite apocalypse films; Retreat with Thandie Newton - while, the mother, expressive Claire Foy was in Wreckers and Soderbergh's psychological thriller Unsane. All of Us Strangers is personal, intimate, occasionally sad and very resonant. It's a brilliant film choice for Criterion and the Blu-ray and 4K UHD packages look so impressive and offer an exceptional viewing experience. Strongly recommended.

Gary Tooze