Every Day Blu-ray Review
Score: 65
from 2 reviewers
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Every Day impresses as a revitalized Orion Pictures' debut, delivering solid romantic entertainment with stunning Blu-ray visuals and commendable audio quality.
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DTS-HD MA
Video: 79
Every Day's Blu-ray presentation, utilizing Arri Alexa mini digital cameras, showcases stunning sharpness and clarity with deep, inky blacks. Despite minor shadow banding, the dazzling outdoor shots and a high 29.99 Mbps bitrate deliver a visually superior experience.
Audio: 69
Every Day's DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix delivers a rich environmental ambiance, enhancing its dialogue and contemporary song-driven score with notable depth and punch, all complemented by Elliott Wheeler's incidental music.
Extra: 36
The Blu-ray extras for 'Every Day' are predominantly short and promotional, featuring insights into character portrayal, understanding love, cast perspectives, the book-to-film adaptation process, and a collection of deleted scenes with title cards, all presented in 1080p resolution but lacking a digital copy.
Movie: 56
Every Day, a young adult romance adaptation, offers a unique and modern twist on the concept of a disembodied spirit, relying heavily on technology. The film is sweet and engaging, but occasionally feels invasive and lacks the emotional depth found in similar stories like 'The Beauty Within'. Angourie Rice's performance as Rhiannon elevates the movie.
Video: 79
The Blu-ray of "Every Day" showcases exceptional video quality, leveraging the capabilities of the Arri Alexa Mini digital cameras. According to available information, the film is likely mastered on a 2K digital intermediate. The result is an impressive presentation with exemplary sharpness and clarity throughout. The outdoor scenes, such as the sequences at the dock, exhibit dazzling clarity and intimate facial details, albeit with a slightly overblown contrast layer. Despite occasional mild banding in the shadows, the black levels remain deep and inky, contributing to a visually pleasing experience.
Warner's 1080p, AVC-encoded Blu-ray further benefits from a high bitrate of 29.99 Mbps, reflecting the consistent advantages of digital capture. Rogier Stoffiers' cinematography is highlighted by solid blacks, superior detail, and an absence of noise, aliasing, or interference. The brightly cheerful palette utilized throughout the film helps mitigate the story's darker themes. The use of digital photography underscores how modern technology can elevate the visual quality of low-budget films, lending them a shiny and glossy aesthetic that is both engaging and technically proficient.
Audio: 69
"Every Day's" 5.1 sound mix, encoded in DTS-HD Master Audio, delivers an immersive auditory experience well-suited for a dialogue-centric narrative. The mix excels in creating an atmospheric environment that places the listener within the nuanced world of the film. The ambient sounds are detailed and effective, enhancing the overall viewing experience by drawing attention to subtle background noises that add to the realism.
Additionally, the audio track adeptly handles the extensive collection of contemporary songs that serve as the film’s principal score. Each song is presented with remarkable clarity, depth, and punch, showcasing the dynamic range of the DTS-HD MA encoding. This complements the incidental music by Elliott Wheeler, known for his work on "The Great Gatsby," contributing to the movie’s emotional and thematic undertones without overshadowing dialogues or key scenes.
The surround sound capabilities also integrate seamlessly, ensuring that directional audio cues are precise and appropriately placed, thereby maintaining balance throughout the film. This blend of dialogue, music, and ambient sounds in "Every Day" offers an engaging and technically polished audio experience.
Extras: 36
The Blu-ray release of "Every Day" includes several engaging extras that delve into the making and thematic essence of the film, though some may feel promotional in nature. These features offer a deeper look into character portrayal, the adaptation process, and overarching themes of love and acceptance. However, it's essential to note no digital copy is included. The technical presentation of the extras is consistently in 1080p, enriching the film's visual storytelling.
Extras included in this disc:
- An A By Any Other Name: Explore the main character A and how the filmmakers and cast portrayed an entity that wakes up in a different body every day.
- Love is Love: See what it really means to love another human being, accepting people for who they are.
- Every Day People: The cast of Every Day provides insight into their characters and the story.
- Book to Film Adaptation: The cast, filmmakers, and author of Every Day discuss the process of bringing the book to life for the big screen.
- Deleted Scenes: Each one is introduced by a title card, with several being extensions of existing scenes.
Movie: 56
"Every Day," adapted from David Levithan's young adult novel, explores a romance with a uniquely modern twist. Angourie Rice stars as Rhiannon, a teenager who falls for A, a disembodied spirit that occupies a different body each day. The film captures the charm of the original story while adapting it to fit contemporary sensibilities, such as the widespread use of technology. A's routine includes setting alarms for the midnight switch, tracking identities with an Instagram account, and staying connected via text messages. This iPhone-era setup grounds the supernatural premise in a relatable context, though it occasionally feels overly "Iphonish."
The narrative unfolds primarily from Rhiannon's perspective—a shift from the novel—demanding Rice's versatile performance to provide cohesion as A's host changes repeatedly. Rice's portrayal is compelling, balancing youthful innocence with unexpected maturity. Her chemistry with each iteration of A, despite the constant change in actors, maintains the film’s emotional core. While the plot's intricacies might seem far-fetched, Rice's earnest performance keeps the story believable and emotionally engaging.
Despite its charming premise and solid performances, "Every Day" grapples with some unsettling undertones. The nature of A's existence—possessing people's bodies without their consent—imbues certain scenes with an unintended creepiness, detracting from the romantic elements the film seeks to emphasize. Nonetheless, "Every Day" is a commendable adaptation that marries modern technology with timeless themes of love and identity, delivering a romance that is both novel and thought-provoking.
Total: 65
"Every Day," a romantic drama directed by Michael Sucsy, marks the resurgence of Orion Pictures under MGM's ownership. Known for their iconic releases such as "Robocop" and "The Silence of the Lambs," Orion's decision to re-enter the market with a young adult romance is unexpected yet intriguing. The film, based on David Levithan's novel and adapted by Jesse Andrews, explores a unique narrative, featuring Angourie Rice and Justice Smith in the lead roles. Despite a few narrative shortcomings, "Every Day" is an engaging watch that delves into the complexities of identity and love.
The Blu-ray rendition of "Every Day" is technically robust. Presented in a 2.39:1 AVC aspect ratio, the video quality is sharp and vibrant, capturing the film's varied emotional tones effectively. The English DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio track provides a clear and immersive sound experience, well-suited for the film's atmospheric score and dialogue. Additional audio formats include English DVS and Spanish DD 5.1, with subtitles available in English SDH and Spanish, making the release inclusive to a broader audience.
In conclusion, "Every Day" is a solid romantic film that caters well to its intended young adult demographic while also marking a notable comeback for Orion Pictures. Despite its peculiar choice as a re-launch title, the film's thematic depth and technical excellence on Blu-ray make it a worthwhile addition to any collection. With high-quality visuals and sound, it stands as an entertaining piece that resonates well beyond its runtime.
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Video: 90
Every Day , but from what I can gather this uses the typical Arri Alexa mini digital cameras, but shot mastered an unknown resolution (I’m guessing by the slim budget that it was probably finished on a...
Audio: 80
Extras: 40
• Book to Film Adaptation - The cast, filmmakers and author of Every Day discuss the process of bringing the book to life for the big screen....
Movie: 60
The movie has some definite problems, and a creepy vibe to it (that I will explain later), but is overall a rather satisfactory romance at the end of the day....
Total: 70
The Blu-ray looks stunning, and is coupled with good audio, making it a decent watch for those interested in the genre....
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Video: 90
Warner's 1080p, AVC-encoded Blu-ray reflects the usual virtues of digital capture, with superior sharpness and detail throughout, solid blacks and an absence of noise, aliasing or interference....
Audio: 80
The track also provides depth and punch to the extensive collection of contemporary songs that is the film's principal score, supplemented with incidental music by Elliott Wheeler (The Great Gatsby)....
Extras: 40
Introductory Trailers: At startup, the disc plays trailers for Tomb Raider, Ocean's 8, Ready Player One, Rampage, Teen Titans Go!...
Movie: 60
"A's" origin is never explained, but its ability to function from day to day could only exist in an age shaped by iPhones and the internet....
Total: 70
It's an unusual choice to help restart the label that brought us Amadeus, Dances with Wolves and The Silence of the Lambs, but the film is a decently crafted entertainment for a youthful audience....
Director: Michael Sucsy
Actors: Angourie Rice, Justice Smith, Debby Ryan
PlotRhiannon is a high school teenager who finds her world turned upside down when she meets a mysterious person named "A." inhabiting different bodies every day. One day, A wakes up in the body of Rhiannon's boyfriend, Justin, and they spend an unusually perfect day together. When Justin reverts to his usual self, Rhiannon is left puzzled about the sudden change in his behavior. Soon after, A reveals their secret to her: they are a soul who wakes up each day in a different person's body, living out that day in their place. Despite the bizarre nature of A's existence, Rhiannon finds herself drawn to them emotionally and starts to develop feelings.
As Rhiannon grapples with this revelation, she struggles to maintain her relationship with A while dealing with the complexities of her daily life and the unpredictability of A's condition. The pair tries to find ways to maintain their connection despite the daily changes in A's appearance and identity. Meanwhile, Rhiannon faces pressures from her family and friends, who are unaware of her secret relationship. Amid these challenges, she must decide whether she can truly accept and love someone whose life is so transient and uncertain. The story follows the emotional journey and moral dilemmas that Rhiannon faces as she navigates this unique and ever-shifting bond.
Writers: Jesse Andrews, David Levithan
Release Date: 23 Feb 2018
Runtime: 97 min
Rating: PG-13
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English