Morning Light DVD Review

Morning Light

DVD Review
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Release: June 16, 2009

“Morning Light” is a true documentary that takes you through the inspiring story of a group of 15 young sailors that go through six months of intense training for the biggest race of their lives. Racing a high-performance 52-foot sloop in the TRANSPAC, the most respected of open-ocean sailing competitions, the crew of “Morning Light” matches wits and skills in a dramatic 2,300- mile showdown against top professionals.

If you’ve ever seen a reality show then you wont be surprised by the movies set up. There’s a countdown on screen to help remind of how long they have before the big day. A lot of the time is spent on talking about the race and not enough on the people sailing. So unless you’re an experienced sailor you may not be as intrigued by the story. It would have been nice to get a feel for how those not chosen for the race felt or how the only female on the boat was dealing with the ten other males.

The bonus material is what makes purchasing the DVD worthwhile. It includes “Morning Light: Making the Cut” as aired on ESPN. This contains everything that the feature documentary is lacking as it delves deeper into the story, picking up the difficulty of the initial thirty people chosen to compete for the eleven spots. We are introduced to the competitors, and are flies on the wall as they are put through their paces and eventually whittled down to the fifteen found in the movie. Watching this first is highly recommended and will make the movie flow a little bit better for those not watching for the sport.

Film: 6.5 Leaves something to be desired

Video: 6.5 Average, it’s a documentary

Audio: 6.0 Again, it’s a documentary

Extras: 7.5 Good as it gives you something to watch before and after the movie

Final: 6.5

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