Sarah Collins (Sarah Bolger, Mayans M.C., The Tudors, Emelie) is a single mother struggling to raise two young children while searching for answers about the unsolved murder of her husband. After being coerced into helping a low-level drug dealer, she finds herself the target of a dangerous crime boss. Desperate to keep her family safe, Sarah turns the tables on her victimizers in one final act of brutal vengeance.

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Video Quality

A Good Woman Is Hard to Find arrives on Blu-Ray courtesy of Film Movement with a glorious 1080p presentation that deftly captures the look of the film. This is a visually engaging feature with appropriately dingy production design to reflect the struggles of the character, and the camera soaks in every moment of it. There is a substantial amount of detail in close-up shots, along with wide shots of the housing projects. Colors are impeccably saturated and surprisingly vibrant within the lighting and design elements. Skin tones look natural, and there are some gruesome facial details present with the makeup effects. Black levels are firm with no obvious crush, and highlights avoid blooming under the brighter sources. Compression artifacts and other digital anomalies are never an issue throughout. The film looks impeccable in high definition.

Audio Quality

The Blu-Ray comes with a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track that sounds positively lovely. One of our favorite aspects of the viewing experience is the soundtrack and score, as every note soars through the speakers with ideal fidelity. The film makes wonderful use of panning effects to make the action feel more immediate. Environmental sounds come through effectively in the side and rear speakers. The movie is largely driven by dialogue that is clear without being overpowered by the music or sound effects. The low end is surprisingly robust with a good amount of texture at various points, from gunshots to the bass in the music. This track does a top-notch job of translating the film to your living room. Optional English SDH subtitles are available.

Special Features

Audio Commentary: Director Abner Pastoll provides a commentary track in which he gives great background details about the production, the motivation behind certain camera movements, the shooting locations, working with the performers, the music in the film, and much more.

Deleted Scenes: Nearly five minutes’ worth of unused footage is provided. While there are some good moments in here, it is understandable why most were cut for time.

Alternate Opening: A minute-and-a-half-long alternate opening is provided that leaves things a bit less mysterious than the theatrical opening.

Outtakes (10:28)

Making Of: An 18-minute piece that looks at the creation of the film through interviews with the cast and creative team.

Set Visit: A nearly five-minute look at some of the settings with insights from the production designer.

Shooting Practice: A two-minute look at the training that went into handling firearms.

Trailer (1:45)

Booklet: A multi-page booklet featuring essays by film writers Kat Hughes and Priscilla Page is provided here. These give a well-rounded analysis and context for the themes and plot developments.

Final Thoughts

A Good Woman Is Hard to Find is a quality crime film that takes time to get you to care about the main character and her struggle to get justice in a world poised to dismiss her. The film delivers various twists and turns that are always engaging and anxiety-inducing as trouble keeps piling up. Sarah Bolger is sensational in the lead role, never overplaying a single moment with careful emotional calibration. This one is tightly paced, very entertaining, and certainly worthy of your time. Film Movement has provided a Blu-Ray with a great A/V presentation along with a fine selection of supplements. Recommended

A Good Woman Is Hard to Find is currently available to purchase on Standard Edition Blu-Ray or with a Limited Edition Slipcover exclusively through Vinegar Syndrome.

Note: Images presented in this review are not reflective of the image quality of the Blu-Ray.

Disclaimer: Film Movement and OCN Distribution have supplied a copy of this disc free of charge for review purposes. All opinions in this review are the honest reactions of the author.