Color fidelity is also excellent, as is picture detail. Great care was obviously taken with the mastering of this transfer, and the picture is exactly as I remember it theatrically, with an intentionally dark look and an occasional blue-cast. Voices are the most important aspect of the soundtrack and they are portrayed very intelligibly, even during the most enraged outbursts by the characters. Subtle background ambience is nicely dispersed throughout the listening environment during bustling restaurant and busy city street scenes. The beautiful, ethereal score is effectively spread across the front soundstage, with occasional use of the rear channels.
Low frequencies are scarce on the soundtrack, but give the subwoofer a good run when they appear.
Overall, this is a soundtrack that delivers a bit more than you would expect from a dialog-oriented drama. Unfortunately, Disney continues its highly annoying practice of adding forced previews to the beginning of the film with this DVD release. What's even more galling is that there is the same selection on the disc's main menu screen to voluntarily view them. This DVD contains a couple of brief but mentionable special features. First, you get a very short featurette containing interviews with Michael Mann, Al Pacino, and Russell Crowe.