Blu-ray

Having tried his hand at everything else, Steven Soderbergh has finally turned his attention to the action genre. Stripped of most modern trappings, Haywire is a curious hybrid, stylistically somewhere between the ‘60s and the present day. Its success is primarily down to leading lady and Mixed Martial Arts fighter Gina Carano – an action star in the making who is definitely worth keeping an eye on.

The AVC 2.40:1 1080p encode is a rather hit-or-miss affair due to Soderbergh’s stylistic tricks. At least the DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix fares better with its combination of wonderful musical fidelity and clean Foley effects. Extras take the form of a trio of self-explanatary featurettes (Gina Carano in Training, The Men of Haywire and Characters of Haywire), the film's theatrical trailer and a DTS-HD Master Audio Soundcheck calibration aid.

Momentum Pictures, Region B BD, £20 Approx, On sale now
HCC VERDICT: 3/5