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… centers on wealthy Cuban merchant Luis Antonio Vargas (the decidedly un-Cuban Banderas), who knows his American bride-to-be, Julia Russell (Jolie), only through their letters. When she arrives, it quickly becomes apparent they’ve kept certain secrets from one another, and so begins a weird, steamy dance — two steps forward, and into bed, then two steps back — that culminates with Julia disappearing. Luis then hires a private investigator (Thomas Jane) to try to track down his new object of obsesssion.
Debuting on Blu-ray, the unrated film (a steamier two minutes longer than the theatrical cut) is presented in a so-so 1080p, AVC-encoded transfer, in 2.35:1 widescreen. A few issues here and there with edge enhancement and color consistency mar what is otherwise a very nicely shot film, by cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto. Audio comes by way of a DTS-HD 5.1 English language master track, with complementary 5.1 Dolby digital Spanish and French language tracks thrown in for good measure, and optional subtitles in all three languages. The only bonus features are imported over from …
Source: Inside Pulse
