Typically I’m not much for Woody Allen films, and “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger” is most certainly a typical Woody Allen film. But for a change, this one I actually really enjoyed.

The film stars Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin, Gemma Jones and Anthony Hopkins, as a dysfunctional family trying to make their way through the trials of every day life.

After coming to the realization that he’s become an old man, Alfie Shebritch (Anthony Hopkins) panics at his uncertain mortality by leaving his wife Helena (Gemma Jones) in order to recreate himself as a more youthful bachelor. While embarking on his second youth, he finds himself getting remarried to a wild and cheating prostitute. Helena, after a failed suicide attempt, starts seeking the advice of a fortune-teller who tells her what she wants to hear. Helena hangs on her every word, even when it means she has to deny her daughter Sally a loan that she so desperately needs.

Sally (Naomi Watts) is married to Roy Channing (Josh Brolin), a failed author, but neither are really happy in their marriage and both seek comfort from others outside the marriage.

There’s a lot more to this story, but I don’t want to spoil too much. The plot of the film is pretty thick and entangled, but easy to understand, as are most of Woody Allen’s films. As I mentioned before, I’m not much of a fan for Woody’s films because they come across as if he’s trying too hard, but this film flows from scene-to-scene effortlessly.

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger arrives on Blu-ray with a near perfect 1080p Blu-ray transfer. Upon viewing the film there are no signs of any sort of transfer issues. The only noticeable hint at anything less than a perfect transfer is that most of the scenes have a noticeable red tint to them, however this tint is Woody Allen’s doing, not the transfer.

The only downside to the picture quality, and this is more than likely Woody’s fault as well, is the lack of true, rich blacks. While there are blacks in the film, none of them come off deep and inky. They’re there, and they’re noticeable as black, but they just aren’t as rich as blacks should be in a quality blu-ray transfer.

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger makes no use of the back channels, nor of the subwoofer. It arrives to your ears via a DTS-HD MA 3.0 lossless soundtrack, which is extremely odd for a Sony release. However, there are no explosions, little music, and mostly crisp dialogue, so the loss of the backend isn’t something that will pull you out of the film, but you will certainly notice at first.

If you’re a fan of supplements, you’re very much out of luck with this release. All Sony could manage to scrape together is:

• Theatrical Trailer
• BD-Live Connectivity
• Previews for Additional Sony Titles

If you’re not a fan of supplements, but you are of either Woody Allen or dialogue heavy films, then this is certainly a film you should check out. Typically I steer clear of Allen’s films, as I find them a bit boring, but this film was actually really enjoyable and well acted. It’s certainly a movie that I would recommend for a quiet evening at home.