Dream House

Ain't gonna need this house no longer. Ain't gonna need this house no more...

Disowned by director Jim Sheridan and stars Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz after being re-edited by producers, it’s hardly a surprise that Dream House is a nightmarish movie. But who knew it would be such a prime piece of car crash cinema? Thanks to its muddled tone, off-kilter performances and breathtakingly inane mid-film twist you just can’t help but keep watching, no matter how grotesque it all seems. A fascinatingly awful film.

Of course, as is often the case, being a terrible film doesn’t stop it looking and sounding superb on Blu-ray. The AVC 2.40:1 encode fills the screen with rich autumnal colours and crisp delineation, and explosive DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio cerrtainly knows how to get the best out of your speaker set-up.

In addition to the bonus DVD and UltraViolet Digital Copy that are a standard feature of Warner's Triple Play Blu-ray releases, it also includes a trio of featurettes - Building a Dream House (5min), Burning Down the House (4min) and Dream Cast (6min). Unsurprisingly, none of the extras make any mention of the behind-the-scenes difficulties.

Warner Home Video, All-region BD/R2 DVD, £25 Approx, On sale now
HCC VERDICT: 2/5

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