360 is available to own on Blu Ray, November 6, 2012. Courtesy of eOne Entertainment
Infidelity makes up such a large portion of entertainment in our society. Soap operas, movies and even reality TV are riddled with some form of adultery.
Fernando Meirelles’ latest film, 360, connects the lives of various sexually corrupt people from different areas of the world.
The crippling factor in this film rests in the story. Unlike brilliant films such as Closer or Little Children, this movie tries especially hard to tell far too many stories (I stopped counting at 7), without ever fully developing any of them.
Luckily, the performances are solid. The star studded cast including Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Anthony Hopkins, Jamel Debbouze, Lucia Siposová, Gabriela Marcinkova, and Ben Foster showcase their abundant talents commendably. Foster’s performance as the paroled sexual offender in particular, is fantastic, albeit chilling.
The Blu Ray release delivers the solid cinematography and thoughtful score nicely; however, the special features are fairly thin. Both The Making-of 360 and A look at 360 featurettes feature the cast and filmmakers synopsising the story and its characters. Behind-The-Scenes, however, actually lets you stand behind the camera and watch scenes being filmed or hear discussions between the actors and director Fernando Meirelles. Very cool stuff!
Bottom Line: Unless you’re a fan of the film there isn’t any reason to add this Blu Ray to your collection.
Movie Grade C+
Blu Ray Grade B+
Runtime: 110 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 2.4:1
