BLU-RAY
REVIEW:
BETTER LIVING THROUGH
CHEMISTRY
04/13/2014

OVERVIEW: A small-town pharmacist’s uneventful life is turned inside
out when he falls for a lonely trophy wife in Better Living Through Chemistry, a
murderously funny black comedy available on Blu-ray™, DVD, & DIGITAL HD with
UltraViolet™ on April 15, 2014 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Better Living through Chemistry features an all-star cast including Sam Rockwell (The
Way, Way Back, Iron Man 2), Olivia Wilde (Rush, TRON: Legacy), Michelle Monaghan
(Source Code, Due Date), Ray Liotta (The Place Beyond the Pines, Killing Them Softly) and
two-time Academy Award®-winner Jane Fonda (“The Newsroom,” Lee Daniels’ The
Butler).
SYNOPSIS: After a lifetime of suburban respectability, pharmacist Douglas Varney (Sam Rockwell)
rebels by embarking on an exhilarating drug-and-alcohol-fueled affair with the gorgeous
and seductive Elizabeth Roberts (Olivia Wilde). When their uninhibited antics put them
on a collision course with his wife (Michelle Monaghan), her husband (Ray
Liotta) and the DEA, Doug fears he is about to lose everything—until he and Elizabeth hatch a
scheme they think will allow them to have it all.
BLU-RAY:
The film is
presented in widescreen in a 2.40:1 aspect ration preserving its
theatrical format. The picture is just flawless. Not only the
picture looks great in this release, also the sound it is good,
a 5.1 Dolby Digital in English that provides a good complement
to the picture. It also includes English,
French
and Spanish subtitles.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (2.40:1) 16x9
AUDIO:
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS Digital Surround 5.1 (French, Spanish,
German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Thai), Dolby Digital 5.1 (French)
Subtitles -
English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Swedish, Danish,
Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Hindi, Polish, Thai,Mandarin
SPECIAL
FEATURES:
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