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

Kino Lorber present one of the great Hollywood tear-jerkers of the 1990s, Untamed Heart. The Blu-ray is on a single-layered disc with a supportive bitrate. It looks heavy and reasonably film-like, clean (only a very few speckles) and the colors have subtle richness. It is in the original 1.85:1 aspect ratio and the thick look seems authentic and the HD presentation of Untamed Heart is consistent looking quite pleasing in-motion. 

Untamed Heart is transferred in DTS-HD Master 2.0 stereo (16-bit) with only a couple of minor aggressive moments and a less-frequently-used score credited to Cliff Eidelman, but the film's other music is central to the story with songs such as Nat 'King' Cole's Nature Boy, Suzanne Vega 's Tom's Diner, Stacy Earl 's Blood From A Stone, Morning Star Schott's Minstrel Boy and others that keep the film real - and sentimental at times. The audio sounds strong via the lossless. There are optional English (SDH) subtitles - see sample below - on this Region 'A' Blu-ray.

Kino have added a new audio commentary by director Tony Bill moderated by filmmaker Douglas Hosdale. Although Tony Bill sounds like a great guy - the commentary is not very probing and a bit vapid, but it may be the production itself had few exciting anecdotes. He is very positive about the crew, writing, performances and I appreciate his support for editing and his philosophy of not interfering in that process as well as describing the evolution of his work in film and Untamed Heart. There is also a theatrical trailer and the package has a reversible alternate cover (see below.)

Untamed Heart tugs the heart-strings and credit to Tomei and Slater who stand-out early in their careers. It's a simple narrative but brought to life well, by Tony Bill, with the modest budget and simple characterizations that hint of a warming depth. The Blu-ray transfer is 1080P and a solid replication of the original film experience. I didn't find the commentary had substantial value but others may disagree. Anyway, this is such a sweet, touching, human film - a purchase is encouraged on that basis alone. See this if you have not already.

Gary Tooze