Was Falling Down the last time Michael Douglas gave an outstanding lead performance?
Simon reviews the Blu-ray disc…
But what aboutFlatliners?The Lost Boys?The Client?A Time To Kill?
And what aboutFalling Down?
Heck, its hard to think of a better one hes had since.
Fed up of buying a burger that looks nothing like the picture?
Fed up of paying over the odds for a canned drink?
Then hes your man.
Albeit, as it turns out, quite a violent one.
Its far from a perfect beast.
The last act, as Schumacher wraps up his story, is comparably weak, for instance.
Its not bad, either, and Ive actually got quite a lot of time for Schumachers commentary tracks.
Theres enough interesting discussion here to make it worth a spin.
You then get an old interview with Michael Douglas, which is sadly just too short.
The audio is quite limited too, hardly presently an encompassing sound stage.
And, we suspect, this is as good as its ever going to look or sound, too.
The Film:
Falling Down is out on Blu-raynow.
Rating:
4 out of 5
