Eva Green Movie:

		List Price: $35.98		Label: Image Entertainment Salesrank: 8774 Released: November 17, 2009
		Our Price: $19.99
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		MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Media: Blu-ray

Editorial Review:
Four souls bound by fate, romance and tragedy collide in the parallel worlds of London and the futuristic Meanwhile City, where a single bullet will alter the course of their lives forever. A masked detective, a self-destructive art student, a desperate father, and a lovelorn romantic are just a few of the unforgettable characters in this visually stunning fantasy thriller starring Eva Green (Casino Royale), Sam Riley (Control), Ryan Phillippe (Crash), Richard Coyle (Coupling), Bernard Hill (The Lord of the Rings), Art Malik (The Wolf Man), and Susannah York (Superman).

Franklyn [Blu-ray] Reviews:
A Brilliant and Orginal film debut
2009-11-24 - We will certainly be hearing from this writer/director again. His very first feature film demonstrates an impressive grasp of film narrative, photography, and editing - all accomplished with a dazzling visual flair. Four characters are presented to us in parallel stories of lost souls who are searching for someone or something, and these characters gradually begin to connect with each other in intriguing ways until the final climactic scene. For many viewers, including this one, the best of these stories is set in Meanwhile City, an alternate world inspired by the genre called "Steampunk" (perhaps best described as a sort of gritty hyper-real Victoriana), here superbly realized with an incredibly detailed production design. The director tells us in an interview (included in the extras) that those scenes were photographed with a different lens than the shots of contemporary London. A similar attention to detail is evident in every frame of this film.

The acting is excellent from all the principals and several minor characters as well. The music is also very good.

Frankly, and in so many ways, this brainy and courageous little film, made on a tiny budget and partially funded by the UK National Film Council, puts to shame most of the big Hollywood extravaganzas, and, on this Blu-ray disc, looks better than all of them.

Unique film, very good Blu
2009-11-15 - One of those films where even as the credits roll, you almost want to say WTF just happened mixed with knowing you just watched a great little movie.

Story descriptions that I have read here and elsewhere can confuse more often than help, but a quick summary could include two "parallel" worlds in London converging over the course of the story, culminating in a final climactic event that ties all of the stories (real and imagined) together. Meanwhile, the visuals and sounds are conveyed eloquently and with outstanding Blu clarity. The picture is tested in every single Meanwhile City panoramic, and each time I would pause it to look for flaws and holes - but couldn't really find any. There are very few scenes with bright colors, but when they show up the saturation/contrast is just right. The DTS was ideal. Reference the scene with Ryan's character surrounding the snake guy, or any of the off-camera sounds being moved around the channels perfectly (answering machine shots, hospital sounds, etc.) Phillippe's voice does not the have the ideal inflections for a film-length narration, but you get through it because it is usually over the fantasy world sequences where you might spend more time looking at all they are putting before you.

The supplements include:

* A brief ad-plug style making of that should definitely be watched after the movie (gives away all of the twists).
* Interviews. They all last 32 minutes total, and can be watched individually or as a play all. Main cast and crew are dryly interviewed on set, but they give some vital info on the inspiration, logistics and (appropriately) some of the confusion people have in trying to describe everything that is Franklyn.
* Deleted scenes. Less than 10 minutes but I enjoyed seeing more of the red haired lady and her wonderful role.

A very obscure and darkly anti-religious/faith film, but worth the watch if you would like a mix of Dark City (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] meets a masked man noir narrative. Blu quality is superb - not the best I have seen but great overall for what this was.