U.S. and British noir come together in this white-knuckle thriller wherein three down-on-their-luck men are convinced by an aristocratic ne’er-do-well to take part in a dangerous heist. But will the crime improve their lives or destroy them?

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Video Quality

The Good Die Young comes to Blu-Ray for the first time in the U.S. thanks to MGM with a 1080p transfer that is a complete disappointment. This film has previously been released overseas on Blu-Ray in 2020 through the BFI with a 2K master. We do not have that release to compare, but all evidence points to this being an older master that could easily be mistaken for a DVD. The new transfer shows off very little depth or enhanced detail within the film’s composition. Contrast is poorly defined with plenty of flicker and density fluctuation in the print.

Black levels do not contain much depth as crush rears its head along with occasional compression artifacts. The image has persistent softness with very little texture on the clothing or within the production design. Nicks and scratches also show up occasionally, but this is not the main failing of this transfer. The natural film grain remains intact yet you can rarely appreciate it thanks to the overall weakness of the picture. MGM has seemingly put no effort into this one.

Audio Quality

MGM brings us this new Blu-Ray with a lossless DTS-HD 2.0 Master Audio mix that improves upon the video side of things but still shows its age. Dialogue comes through pretty clearly without much distortion, sibilance, or other sonic intrusions. The environmental effects never get too ambitious, but scenes in the boxing arena or in the aftermath of the heist become lively. The sounds and more add a bit of life to the mix. The score establishes the tone of the story, and it holds up passably when it comes to fidelity. The track largely avoids speed bumps outside of some age-related issues. MGM has done an okay job with the sound. There are optional English SDH subtitles provided.

Special Features

There are no special features provided on the disc.

Final Thoughts

The Good Die Young is a rather unremarkable British noir that puts time into character development without giving you characters you want to follow. With so many storylines at play, the film struggles to achieve liftoff outside of fleeting moments of interest from some of the dynamics. Laurence Harvey is at his most punchable alongside a fine ensemble. While not without its merits, this is simply too inconsistent to recommend outside of devotees of the genre. MGM has brought this film to Blu-Ray with a bad A/V presentation and nothing in the way of special features.

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

Disclaimer: MGM has supplied a copy of this disc free of charge for review purposes. All opinions in this review are the honest reactions of the author.