Two Lovers

Joaquin Phoenix in his final role stars opposite Gwyneth Paltrow and Vinessa Shaw in this tale of a man on the verge of a manic depressive breakdown who finds solace in two women. One of them a boundless liberating muse and the other a safe choice. With mounting pressures from his family emotions run on edge. Not the final hoorah I had been expecting from Phoenix who has proven on several occasions that he has the chops to be a great actor.

QUALITY:
I can’t say that I was to wowed by the quality of the picture. A bit grainy in some spots and the transfer looks about DVD quality. I can’t say that I saw a whole lot of definition and the film itself takes place in dark settings which does little to help utilize the vibrant quality of Blu-Ray and its ability to magnify color. The sound quality for the film is decent but I was forced to use subtitles to capture the dialogue from Phoenix who whispered his words in some scenes which turned out to be a negative because the subtitles covered up a cool looking magic trick Phoenix’s character was showing a small boy. 

BONUS FEATURES:
Commentary with Director James Grey
Behind the Scenes
Deleted Scenes
HDNet: A Look At Two Lovers
Photo Gallery