Underneath

Steven Soderbergh's film noir The Underneath, a remake of Robert Siodmak's Criss Cross, comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. Both picture and sound are good. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include production notes, cast and filmmaker bios, film highlights, and a theatrical trailer. Anyone who discovered Soderbergh after his Oscar win for Traffic will be interested in this early, stylish effort.