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Yeah, I thought the ending of The Sopranos sucked, too!

In The Loop is a textbook example of a solid transfer. There’s definitely quite a bit of film grain — possibly an effect of the primarily claustrophobic indoor settings — but it fits the aesthetic of the film well. I mention the indoor setting because the few establishing outdoor shots seem to look a tad better. There’s still pretty of detail and it looks fairly sharp most of the time, but the picture quality is just not impressive. Yet the 1080p/MPEG-4 AVC transfer more than gets the job done for a film shot in such a documentary style.

He's probably pretending to be on the phone to not look awkward.

This film is all about words. Words spoken over words or in response to other words or both. So the fact that you’re able to distinctly tell what everyone is saying at every moment is more than enough. The only problem you might have is keeping up, especially if you’re an American like me.

There is one scene at a rock bar that gives your sound system at least a short workout, and the lossless 5.1 DTS Master Audio track does its job of being appropriately loud, while still allowing you to understand the dialogue. Other than that, you’re mostly treated to the sounds of an office or a large meeting, which pop up on the surround channels when need be.