Perfect Stranger (Blu-ray)

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Video:
When a film is disappointing, at least with Blu-ray you hope to be blown away by the picture quality, but there's nothing breathtaking here either. The picture is decent, but not as plasticine as some of the best we've seen thus far. There's a slight porosity, especially in backgrounds, that keeps us from being awed. "Perfect Stranger" is presented in 1080p High Definition at a 2.40:1 aspect ratio.

Audio:
The audio is a little better, but also less than spectacular. Don't get me wrong. It's not as if the sound is deeply flawed. It's just that you don't notice the purity and resonance of some of the better Blu-ray releases, and there's not as much ambient sound coming from the rear speakers to give the illusion of a room filled with sound, rather than sounds coming from distinctly perceived locations.

Extras:
There's but one extra, "Virtual Lives: The Making of 'Perfect Stranger,'" and it's "pretty standard stuff," as Dr. Evil would say. Except for the revelations about how the male co-stars felt about Berry and how Ribisi lobbied to make his character more complex, there's really not much in the way of important content. In fact, the first part of this bonus feature feels like a mutual admiration society, with the actors talking favorably about each other. Okay, but what about the movie?

Bottom Line:
On the bonus features we learn that Ribisi was worried that his computer-geek character would end up being perceived as a nerd, and he worked hard to persuade Foley to let him make his character less of a doofus. That was a good move, because this film couldn't have handled another stock character or cliché. There are too many already present, which is why, in the end, "Perfect Stranger" is a perfectly forgettable film. It doesn't pack the wallop that you'd expect, and leaves you, days later, with only a vague sense of the film's details. There are a few graphic scenes that will remain in memory, but for the most part, it's bye-bye generic scenes.

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