The Ice Storm Studio:
Buena Vista
Starring::
Sigourney Weaver
Kevin Kline
Joan Allen
Henry Czerny
Christina Ricci
Elijah Wood		 Director:
Ang Lee		 Regional code:
2		 Disc Format:
Single Sided, Single Layer
Screenplay:
James Schamus		 Aspect Ratio:
16:9		 Anamorphic:
No
Year:
1998		 Sound:
Dolby Digital 2.0 		Subtitles:
English Closed Captions, Sweedish, Norweigen, Danish, Finnish
Genre:
Drama
Extra disc featues:
None		 Length:
108mins
   

Review of the DVD - rating: * 1/2

Review of the film - rating: * * 1/2
Another poor Disney transfer, this one following the increasing trend from the company for non-anamorphic prints. Even allowing for that, things are none to good here, with a good deal of artefacts on show and blacks that ain't so black.

The Dolby Surround mix is subtle to say the least - the surrounds barely have anything to do. Not necessarily a bad thing in this kind of film but, with no extras, it makes for a dull disc.

Strictly for fans of the film only.

 Episodic tale of two generations of two dysfunctional liberal Canadian families. Well acted and often painfully truthfully observed, the film fails as a whole - it's a bit like watching a video of a road accident. Devoid of actual plot and eventually weighed down by redundant incident and tragedy, the ice-laden imagery results just adds to the frosty reception.