Review by Leonard Norwitz
Studio:
Theatrical: Montecito Picture Company
Blu-ray: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Disc:
Region: A
Runtime: 88 min.
Chapters: 24
Size: 50 GB
Case: Standard Blu-ray Case
Release date: January 12, 2009
Video:
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Resolution: 1080p
Video codec: AVC @ 32.5 Mbps
Audio:
English DTS HD-Master Audio 5.1; DUB: Spanish, French &
Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English SDH, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese & Thai
Extras:
• Deleted and Alternate Scenes (13:35)
• “One Day” Music Video By Zach Gilford (3:33)
• Real Life Advice with Alexis Bledel and Zach Gilford
(4:15)
• Know Your Strengths: Career Advice from author Marcus
Buckingham (5:50)
• How Not To Get A Job (3:20)
• A Guide To Moving Back Home (2:45)
• Dress For Success (2:00)
• Post Grad Confidential (13:40)
• Find Your Match! The Best Job For You (Interactive)
• What Not To Wear (Interactive)
The Film:
5
Ryden Malby ("Gilmore Girl "Alexis Bledel) has a master
plan: Graduate college, get a great job as a book editor
with the most prestigious publishing company in L.A., hang
out with her best friend, Adam (Zach Gilford; Friday Night
Lights), and find the perfect guy – And therein lies the
rub, seeing as how Adam is not gay and has been in love with
Ryden all his life. Ryden's plan spins out of control when
she’s forced to move back home with her eccentric family.
Michael Keaton (Batman), veteran comedienne Carol Burnett,
and Jane Lynch (“Glee”) co-star in this offbeat romantic
comedy from producer Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters, Up in the
Air).
Image:
7/8
NOTE:
The below
Blu-ray
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Blu-ray
disc.
The first number indicates a relative level of excellence
compared to other Blu-ray video discs on a ten-point scale.
The second number places this image along the full range of
DVD and Blu-ray discs.
The print is spotless and seems to have no significant
transfer issues. Sharpness varies from good to soft,
contrast and color appears to be about as intended. Shadow
detail is adequate. Bit rate is unusually high for a
production such as this. The result is unremarkable, but
seeing as how it's in focus, it probably looks better than
it did at the multiplex.
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Audio & Music:
6/7
Even for a simple comedy there could have been more
attention to ambiance, as at the beach, the office, the
mall, inside the coffin (I jest). There was a mildly
reliable effort in the club where Zach sings his song for
Alexis - which I rather liked, by the way. The dialogue is
always clear, even in scenes with some commotion.
Operations:
4
Hidden menus are the order of the day here. A Play All would
have been nice for about a half dozen of the briefer related
segments.
Extras:
4
What we appear to have here is a case of quantity over
substance – though, to be fair, I'm not at all sure what
substantive extra features could have been offered in place
of these. The two interactive segments have potential, but
are played just for smiles. "Post Grad Confidential" is a
self-congratulating making-of feature kicked off by the
screenwriter, Kelly Fremon.
Bottom line:
5
Post Grad is a harmless romantic comedy that doesn't
stay long in any of the rooms whose doors it opens. The
characters are charming enough and might be enough for a
mindless rental.
Leonard Norwitz
January 15th, 2010
