Dark Horizons
March 31, 2003
By Garth Franklin

After a much beleagured attempt to get into cinemas, the MGM thriller opted directly for video release after some scathing international reviews. Now it finally arrives in a highly naughty "unrated" edition which is exactly the same as the international cut of the film (no new scenes fans of Graham and Fiennes nudity).

The transfer is surprisingly so-so, with a decent level of detail and warm colours yet there is noticable grain and scratches on the print at times. Sharpness did get a bit high in some scenes as well (Graham's nipples are surprisingly edgy to the point they look like they hurt, where as Fiennes ass is so smooth you could just slide right off--somebody's been waxing the bum fluff) but blacks remained rock solid.

The audio makes little use of surround but fans of orgasmic groaning should be satisfied by this. Extras wise there's just the film trailer along with previews for the likes of the similarly lacklustre "Original Sin" and the far superior "Y Tu Mama Tambien" and "Some Like It Hot".

It is no surprise considering how bad the film went there wasnt much but this is still pretty barren.