I was very impressed with Jamie Foxx, who shows with this film, that he can do a whole lot more than just make people laugh. The image on this DVD is pretty much reference quality, with everything appearing sharp, well defined and hyper-realistic. Flesh tones are very appealing, which perfectly complements the rest of the vibrant colors. Warmer hues are especially well rendered, although the lush greens of the turf do appear very realistic. There are no traces of chromatic distortion or bleeding in this excellent presentation.
Blacks are solid and very deep, plus the picture possesses superb depth and shadow detail.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack is every bit the equal of the DVD s impressive visuals. This soundtrack is both aggressive and completely enveloping. Like a player on the field, the sonic assaults hit the viewer from all sides during the game sequences- very effective and very involving. There is excellent channel separation across the forward soundstage, plus split surround effects are plentiful, yet they never seem excessive or artificial. Dialogue reproduction is crisp, precise and never buried under the wall of sound that sometimes makes up the film s sonic environment.