Blu-Ray/DVD Release: Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks star in “People Like Us”

After Sam (Chris Pine) loses his father to cancer, he must face the reality that he has a sister he never knew about. Frankie (Elizabeth Banks) has been carrying around the pain and hurt of rejection after her father abandoned her and her mother when she was a little girl. Yes Sam and Frankie are siblings, but the situation proved to be more complex than expected  in the recent Blu-Ray/DVD release People Like Us.

The dramatic film was based on director Alex Kurtzman’s real life encounter at the age of thirty with a sister he never knew existed!

Both Pine and Banks play the roles of damaged human beings, thanks to the rejections of their father, perfectly. They are kindered spirits who are able to begin the healing process and become better people for the betterment of themselves and the benefit of their nephew and son (respectively) Josh (Michael Hall D’Addario) now that they have found each other.

Michelle Pfeiffer gave an outstanding performance as Sam’s mother who is forced to admit secrets and accept painful truths from the past.

The only relationship that I didn’t really get into was between Sam and his girlfriend Hannah (Olivia Wilde). It wasn’t that her performance was bad but it almost seemed like her presence was an afterthought. With all the plot evolving around them, I’m not sure that she was really necessary.

Overall it was a film that gave an honest depiction of a family brought together after a tragedy and shows messy real life can be.

Click here to purchase “People Like Us”

People Like Us is available on Blu-Ray/DVD with the following bonus features:

Blu-ray Combo Pack:
• Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Alex Kurtzman and Actors Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks
• Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Alex Kurtzman and Actress Michelle Pfeiffer
• Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Alex Kurtzman and Writers Roberto Orci and Jody Lambert
• Number One with a Bullet: The Story Behind “People Like Us”
• Taco Talk: Extended Henry’s Taco Scene
• Deleted Scenes
• Bloopers

DVD:
• Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Alex Kurtzman and Actors Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks
• Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Alex Kurtzman and Actress Michelle Pfeiffer

Digital
• Number One with a Bullet: The Story Behind “People Like Us”
• Taco Talk: Extended Henry’s Taco Scene
• Deleted Scenes
• Bloopers

On-Demand
• No bonus available