Go (Blu-ray)

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Video:
I don't know if it's the transfer or a reflection of the master, but "Go" looks a little soft to me, as if Liman went to shoot the strip-club scenes first and put a little Vaseline on his lens and then forgot to wipe it off. Colors aren't nearly as saturated as they could be, though they're still natural-looking. And while the level of detail is decent, the soft look and a thin layer of film grain throughout make this a title that you won't pop in the player to impress Blu-ray neophytes. When you're into the film the look feels just fine, but it's not the kind of video that wows you. "Go" was transferred to disc using AVC/MPEG-4 technology and is presented in 2.40:1 aspect ratio.

Audio:
The audio is an English, French, or Portuguese Dolby TrueHD 5.1, and it's a fairly dynamic track that establishes what it can do early in a techno club with thumping bass and ecstatic dancers. During the course of the action "Go" also offers surprising rear-speaker involvement that draws attention to itself, which will either strike you as a positive or negative, depending on personal taste. Otherwise, the balance and timbre are fine, especially for a catalog title.

Extras:
The supermarket is the heart of this film, and so it's no surprise that director Liman and his editor, Stephen Mirrione, have the most fun on the full-length commentary when they're sharing supermarket stories. Otherwise, it's a fairly average track that covers the usual bases: casting, shooting locations, post-production, and a budget/spirit that put them squarely in the indie mode.

After the commentary track there's not much. A "making of" featurette runs just over six minutes and feels like a knock-off, and so unless you're into deleted scenes (roughly 25 minutes of them are included here) the only thing left are three music videos ("New" by No Doubt, "Magic Carpet Ride" by Philip Steir, "Steal My Sunshine" by Len) and BD-Live accessibility.

Bottom Line:
"Go" has energy, and it's fun to watch. Don't look for a moral or social commentary. What you see is what you get: a "Weekend at Bernie's" meets "Pulp Fiction" caper flick that involves dabblers and fringe players rather than pros, and goes for the funny bone more than the jugular. And so what if it plays like "Pulp Fiction"?

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