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The Place Beyond the Pines review

Anton van Beek  |  Aug 22, 2013

An ambitious and involving crime drama that's more interested in family than theft...

Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper star in this ambitious and carefully observed crime drama. While it touches on traditional genre tropes such as bank robberies, corrupt cops and internal affairs investigations, it's mainly concerned with the theme of fatherhood. The AVC 2.40:1 1080p encode opts for a highly stylised aesthetic that mixes heavy grain with bold washes of colour, while the accompanying DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix adds plenty of ambience. A commentary and four extended/deleted scenes are among the disc's modest extras.

The Place Beyond the Pines, StudioCanal, Region B BD, £20 Approx
HCC VERDICT: 4/5

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