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    WSR Detailed DVD Review
    Mystic Masseur, The
    Genre: Comedy Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 72 (May 2003) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Om Puri, Aasif Mandvi, Ayesha Dharker, Jimi Mistry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Zohra Segal, Sakina Jaffrey, Rez Kepton & James Fox

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 3
    Internet Links
    http://www.merchantivory.com
    http://www.sonypictures.com
    Special Features
    None.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 00192
    (MPAA Rating): PG
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Mild language
    (Retail Price): $29.95
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 118
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2001
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 02/25/03
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Ismail Merchant
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    The Mystic Masseur is a meandering story about Ganesh (Mandvi), a hopeful writer living on a limited income in Trinidad. His wife Leela (Dharker), the daughter of a successful merchant, balks at their modest lifestyle and comes up with a plan to cash in on Ganesh

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD has a slightly soft appearance, though details and definition can be nicely rendered at times. Colors are well balanced and easy-on-the-eyes, with accurate fleshtones, and generally deep blacks. Some of the darker scenes are wanting in better shadow delineation, but contrast is nicely rendered. At times, the picture can look a bit

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby Digital 5.1-channel presentation offers a pleasing listening experience through the music. In this respect, there

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