Frailty DVD Review:


The Movie

Years after terrorizing a small Texas community, the God's Hand Killer has returned -- leaving in his wake a perplexing trail of fear and death. Convinced that he knows the killer's identity, Adam (McConaughey) shows up at FBI Headquarters, intent on putting an end to the murderous rampage and relieving his conscience of his family's sinister secrets.

Frailty is Touched by an Angel meets The Shinning. The film is a psychologically bending and unforgettable film. The film questions issues regarding faith, reason, and the character of terror. This film holds the blood and gore and adds unmoved scares, confusion and startling moments. This film truly tunnels into the mind.

The Video

Frailty appears in an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 on this single-sided, dual-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions. The film looked solid. Sharpness was excellent. Jagged edges created no concerns, and I noticed no signs of edge enhancement. In regard to print flaws, I encountered a few examples of specks and grit, but the image usually remained clear. The colors came across precise and perceptible, and they displayed no concerns related to noise or bleeding. Black levels also seemed deep and solid, while shadow detail was appropriately heavy but not overly thick.

The Audio

Frailty is presented in a Dolby Digital 5.1 mix. The mix presented a clear piece. Proficient stereo presence emerged from the music, resulting in distinguishing effects creating a nice sense of ambience. The soundfield maintained a fairly heavy leaning toward the forward channels. The rears remained fairly passive most of the time. Audio quality was clear. Speech was prone and somewhat murmur, but essential to build up those jolting scenes.

The Extras

Lions Gate has put together a great set of extras:

-Trailer
-Anatomy Of A Scene Courtesy Of Sundance Channel
-The Making Of Frailty
-Deleted Scenes
-Director Commentary (Bill Paxton)
-Production Commentary (Arnold Glassman, David Kirschner, Brian Tyler)
-Writer's Commentary (Brent Hanley)
-Still Photo Presentation by James Hamilton

Overall

The movie itself is a tremendous amount of fun that benefits from the presence of an absolutely stellar acting cast from Paxton, McConaughey and new comer Matt O’Leary as young Fenton. The DVD offers good picture and sound plus some nice extras. Fans of both suspense and subjective horror will find Frailty to offer a very refreshing experience. Highly recommended.

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