Inherent Vice [Blu-Ray]
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson
Release Date: Own it on Blu-Ray Combo Pack, DVD & Digital HD April 28th
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Film Rating: 9/10
Disc Rating: 7.5/10
Synopsis:
When private eye Doc Sportello’s ex-old lady suddenly out of nowhere shows up with a story about her current billionaire land developer boyfriend whom she just happens to be in love with, and a plot by his wife and her boyfriend to kidnap that billionaire and throw him in a loony bin…well, easy for her to say.
It’s the tail end of the psychedelic `60s and paranoia is running the day and Doc knows that “love” is another of those words going around at the moment, like “trip” or “groovy,” that’s being way too overused—except this one usually leads to trouble.
With a cast of characters that includes surfers, hustlers, dopers and rockers, a murderous loan shark, LAPD Detectives, a tenor sax player working undercover, and a mysterious entity known as The Golden Fang, which may only be a tax dodge set up by some dentists…part surf noir, part psychedelic romp—all Thomas Pynchon. Continue reading “[Blu-Ray Review] ‘Inherent Vice’ Is Mesmerizing, It Will Envelop You In Its Smoky Haze: Own It On Blu-Ray, DVD & Digital HD April 28 From Warner Bros”