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The Art of Racing in the Rain
(2019)
A domestic dog named Enzo recalls the life lessons he has learned from his race car driving owner, Denny.
For more about The Fine art of Racing in the Rain and the The Art of Racing in the Rain Blu-ray release, see the The Art of Racing in the Rain Blu-ray Review published past Jeffrey Kauffman on November 5, 2019 where this Blu-ray release scored ii.5 out of v.
Director: Simon Curtis
Writers: Mark Bomback
, Garth Stein
Starring: Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried, Kathy Baker, Martin Donovan, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Gary Cole
Producer: Neal H. Moritz
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The Art of Racing in the Rain Blu-ray Review
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Reviewed past Jeffrey Kauffman, November 5, 2019
So-chosen "true cat people" probably need non apply to be a viewer of The Fine art of Racing in the Rain, since the motion picture is an unabashed honey alphabetic character to the animal that has rightly (in this unapologetic domestic dog lover'southward stance) been called man'south best friend, in this instance a sweet Gold Retriever named Enzo (voiced past Kevin Costner, in a conceit that some may find sweetness, and others appallingly annoying). That same dichotomy of responses may in fact be mirrored with regard to The Art of Racing in the Rain as a whole, with dog lovers perhaps more willing to afford the film at to the lowest degree a flake more slack in terms of what others (not necessarily limited but to those dastardly cat lovers mentioned above) may perceive as a style too maudlin and cloying enterprise that features (minor spoiler alert) both canine and human mortality every bit central plot points.
Denny Swift (Milo Ventimiglia) is a race machine enthusiast and would be professional driver, and the fact that this story features a (human) hero with that surname working in that capacity may tell you all you need to know about nuance and subtext in this film. The Art of Racing in the Pelting is arguably told pretty explicitly from the viewpoint of Enzo, all the same, including in the opening sequence which starts by putting the viewer's heartstrings in a chokehold (if I may exist permitted to mix corporeal metaphors), over again completely (and probably unapologetically) devoid of whatever subtlety.
Suffice it to say that the film begins at the cease, so to speak, and so flashes back to certificate the happy day Denny met Enzo, from which a lifelong bond was seemingly instantly forged. Denny ends upwardly meeting and then marrying Eve (Amanda Seyfried), and presently enough after that Zoe (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) comes along, but the film attempts to work up at to the lowest degree a fiddling disharmonize due to the fact that Denny's racecar driving ambitions continue him on the road (no pun intended). By the time Enzo senses something seriously incorrect with Eve, the pic again kind of apologetically wallows in the sadness of a terminal illness affecting 1 member of a marriage, something that of course is no stranger to heartstrings in a chokehold centered films.
The motion picture unfortunately decides to stay in pretty relentlessly melodramatic territory even afterward a death, with Denny having to fence with initially villainous in-laws who but as magically "repent" (or something like), allowing for a momentary happy ending, earlier events return to where they started, which, every bit hinted at before, are perilously close to that "rainbow bridge" that pet lovers often write about. That turns out to be but a way station, all the same, in the motion picture's tip o' the hat toward eastern mysticism and reincarnation.
Considering this arguably treacly slice's emphasis on mortality, information technology kind of ironically tends to play like a Lifetime made for idiot box picture a lot of the time. Performances are more often than not winning, fifty-fifty if the "instant on / instant off" nature of the in-laws' supposed villainy means that Gary Cole and Kathy Baker can't do much with those characterizations. The dogs playing Enzo are extremely beautiful and evidently very well trained.
Note: My colleague Brian Orndorf evidently liked The Art of Racing in the Rain even less than I did (maybe he'due south one of those cat people, and of class I'chiliad joking). You can read Brian's thoughts here.
The Art of Racing in the Rain Blu-ray, Video Quality
The Art of Racing in the Pelting is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of 20th Century Play tricks Dwelling Entertainment with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.85:1. The IMDb lists a variety of Arri Alexa models as having been used on the shoot, and peradventure merely a piddling surprisingly, is also showing that this was finished at a 4K DI. There'southward an appealing naturalness to much of the imagery here, and fine detail levels tend to be nicely heightened throughout the presentation, with elements like Enzo's fur nicely precise looking. There's an absence of any overt grading (at least to my optics), though a number of interior scenes have a somewhat buttery yellowish look which blends well with Enzo's fur color. Shadow detail tin can be merely a trifle lacking in some dimly lit inside cloth. Some "cutesy" POV shots, especially some taken from cars, look slightly soft at times, something that may in fact simply exist perception since things are moving by and so speedily. I establishing shot looked like it may have been captured with something lower res like a drone without full 1080p adequacy, but otherwise this is a very precipitous and well detailed looking transfer which my hunch is will hands please fans. As usual with Fox Blu-ray releases, I noticed no pinch anomalies of any kind.
The Art of Racing in the Pelting Blu-ray, Audio Quality
The Art of Racing in the Rain features a nicely propulsive DTS-HD Master Audio 7.ane track that provides quite a bit of sonic energy, along with some well done panning effects, in some of the driving and/or racetrack action. A glut of outdoor scenes as well offer well placed ambient ecology sounds, but fifty-fifty some of the more than cloistered interior material can offer discrete placement of individual ecology effects. Enzo's "voiceover" is anchored front and eye well-nigh of the time, though occasional other dialogue can be more directional. All dialogue and narration is delivered cleanly and clearly without whatever problems whatsoever.
The Art of Racing in the Rain Blu-ray, Special Features and Extras
- A Journey to Screen (1080p; 5:48) is a standard issue EPK, though with some sweet shots of the dog.
- Directing the Art (1080p; 5:09) features director Simon Curtis amongst other talking heads.
- Enzo Cam (1080p; iv:39) shows how various POV shots were done.
- Behind the Wheel (1080p; half dozen:12) looks at some of the racecar content.
- The Dog Stays in the Picture show (1080p; 6:19) has even more great canine footage.
- Enzo's First Ride (1080p; 5:24) focuses on dogs and racecars.
- Commentary past Simon Curtis
- Theatrical Trailer (1080p; 2:12)
The Art of Racing in the Rain Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation
In a kind of distressing flake of "review synchronicity", my married woman and I are simply now dealing with what seems to exist the impending demise of our thirteen twelvemonth one-time dog. If you lot're i of those who, like me with my married woman and kids and even similar me with my own family unit growing up, e'er pretty much accepted your pet domestic dog equally simply another family member, you'll almost probable bask The Art of Racing in the Rain, despite the fact that you may well be enlightened of just how completely you're beingness manipulated by its tale (tail?). I'm splitting the deviation here in terms of my official score for the film, since I realize my own built in biases toward loving dogs probably gave me license (sorry) to forgive this motion-picture show for some of its more trite proclivities. Technical merits are solid and the supplementary parcel appealing for those considering a buy.
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