KINGDOM COME

Fox Home Entertainment
Special Features DVD
$29.98

When her husband dies, Raynelle Slocumb calls the family together to pay their last respects.  As they gather under a single roof, family tensions immediately begin to rise.  Despite their dysfunctional nature, the Slocumbs ultimately discover that love, faith and family can help them overcome any problem.

Kingdom Come stars LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Loretta Devine, Anthony Anderson, Toni Braxton, Cedric The Entertainer and Whoopi Goldberg.  The movie was directed by Doug McHenry and features music from Tyler Bates with original songs by Kirk Franklin.  It is rated PG with a feature running time of 94 minutes.

The movie is presented in an anamorphic widescreen version (2.35:1).  The overall quality of the transfer is excellent.  Images are sharp and colors are robust with fully saturated hues.  There is a high degree of contrast with dark black levels.  Picture defect mastering is perfect with no major defects or digital compression artifacts.

Video Rating: 9 out of 10

The following spoken language options are available on this disc: English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 channel surround.  The following subtitle tracks are available on this disc: English and Spanish subtitles, and English closed captions.  The English Dolby Digital 5.1 track is the basis for this review.  Dialogue is clear and natural sounding.  There is very little surround channel activity and it is primarily used for music.  There are limited discrete channel effects and they take place only in the forward channels.  The LFE channel sees limited action and is used predominantly for adding depth to the music.

Audio Rating: 6 out of 10

The tactile sound effects for this film are average and are present in approximately one quarter of the movie's chapters.  The types of tactile effects that can be experienced range from subtle to moderate.  The best tactile information comes in the wake scene in chapter 14, and with the music in chapters 26-28.

Tactile Sound Effects Rating: 6 out of 10

Bonus features include a feature-length audio commentary with director Doug McHenry; theatrical trailer; 4 television spots; featurette on the music soundtrack; Kirk Franklin music video, Thank You; interactive menus and scene access.

Bonus Features Rating:7 out of 10