In a weak week for new Blu-ray releases, these are the three most notable:
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1.) Chloe (Sony, $34.95) is a kind of “Fatal Attraction” with a few extra twists typical of director Atom Egoyan — a suspicious wife hires a prostitute to see if her husband will go for the bait, but winds up with emotions she didn’t expect and still unable to confirm if her husband is cheating on her.
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— Very strong performances by Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, and Liam Neeson.
— Surprising nudity involving Moore and Seyfried.
— Audio commentary by Egoyan, Seyfried, and writer Erin Cressida Wilson.
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2.) “The Bounty Hunter” (Sony, $28.95) will suffice when there are no new Sandra Bullock romantic comedies to watch. Jennifer Aniston is a hard-nosed investigative reporter whose former husband (Gerard Butler) has become a bounty hunter assigned to bring her in to keep her off the trail of a dirty cop. It’s a road movie with ex-spouses trying to outwit each other while exposing a police scam and cover-up.
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— Limited bonus features include a trio of typical making-of featurettes.
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3.) “Greenberg” (Universal, $39.98) is a curiosity and has a few moments where it appears it might redeem itself or when the loser lead characters may finally become sympathetic, but ultimately that doesn’t happen.
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— Greta Gerwig demonstrates she is a talented actress stuck with a self-destructive character who is written to allow the despicable character played by Ben Stiller to perform fairly explicit oral sex on her on a first date in a very uncomfortable scene for all involved, including the viewer.
— Rhys Ifans is the lone character of mild interest as a former bandmate.
— Limited bonus features include short vignettes about how and why specific locations in L.A. were chosen.
— By Scott Hettrick