Director Jonathan Lynn allows ever member of his cast to shine, especially Perry, whose talents as a physical comedian get a workout. The full screen version is like watching the film on cable television, except the picture is cleaner and there is the added benefit of Dolby Digital sound. The image is clean, bright, glossy and nicely detailed. Colors are beautifully rendered, with warm, healthy flesh tones and naturally saturated hues. There are absolutely no problems with chroma noise or color smearing.
Blacks are deep and the level of shadow detail is excellent.
Digital compression artifacts are virtually invisible. The Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack is somewhat better than a typical comedy mix, but only slightly. Most of the sound effects are placed across the forward soundstage, with the rear channels adding ambience, as well as filling out the music. Dialogue is crisp and fully intelligible, so there are no problems hearing the jokes. Bass is solid and supplies the necessary oomph to gunshots and the occasional explosion.