Emily Middleton (Amy Schumer) is a self-absorbed, narcissistic young woman who seems to be clueless about how everyone else perceives her. Her musician boyfriend (Randall Park) finally reaches his limit and breaks up with her just before they were supposed to go on a trip to Ecuador together. Emily calls all her “friends”, but no one wants to join her on the non-refundable trip. Emily’s over-protective mother Linda (Goldie Hawn) sees Emily change her Facebook relationship status and immediately contacts her daughter, worried.

When she was younger, Linda led an adventurous life, but ever since her divorce years earlier, she just spends her days single and alone, at home taking care of her cats and adult agoraphobic son Jeffrey (Ike Barinholtz). Emily sees how lonely her mother is, and decides to invite her to go on the trip with her, but the idea of going to a foreign country sounds a bit too dangerous to Linda. Emily finally convinces her mother to join her, and when the Middletons arrive at their hotel, they meet Ruth (Wanda Sykes) and her silent best friend, former Special Ops agent Barb (Joan Cusack). Ruth warns them of the dangers of foreign countries, which only confirms Linda’s concerns, but has no impact on Emily, who immediately heads off with a handsome stranger (Tom Bateman).

It isn’t long before Emily’s carefree behavior leads to the Middletons getting abducted and smuggled into Columbia. Linda must hold back the I Told You So‘s, and Emily must learn to take things more seriously, as pair struggles to find a way to escape and make it to the local consulate while being hunted down by members of a local drug cartel. Along the way, the Middletons cross paths with American adventurer Roger Simmons (Christopher Meloni) who seems like he could be their ticket to safety.

Snatched is a solid action-comedy, that does an excellent job at blending the humor with the action and suspense. While the threat to the characters feels real to some degree, the violence is more comical, allowing the viewer just to have fun and enjoy the ride.

I’ve never been much of an Amy Schumer fan—I find her brand of humor to be overly crass just for the shock value. While there is definitely quite a bit of that in this film, I still really enjoyed the movie despite these moments. While the film is primarily built around Schumer’s character, she is surrounded by an immensely-talented group of comedians who often end up stealing the scenes. It’s been a long time since Goldie Hawn graced the movie screen, but you’d never know it by the way she seems to effortlessly step back into the spotlight for this hilarious role. She makes an excellent straight woman to Schumer’s more wild character, and delivers some wonderful moments of physical comedy. I had forgotten just how much I missed her as an actress!

The rest of the supporting cast is also excellent. Wanda Sykes, with her usual fast-talking wit, makes a perfect partner to Joan Cusack, with her silent, hysterical facial expressions and physical humor. Cusack is another underutilized actress that I was thrilled to see again. And Christopher Meloni also delivers some delightfully absurd, but fun moments (and there is a hilarious deleted scene involving him included on the Blu-ray). However, my favorite character in the film has to be Emily’s man-child of a brother, Jeffrey. I couldn’t help but grin every time Ike Barinholtz would scream “Ma-Ma”, and his improvised banter with the annoyed government agent (played actor Bashir Salahuddin) looking for his kidnapped family had me laughing out loud.

Snatched blends so many styles of comedy—situational, witty writing and improv, physical, self-deprecating, raunchy, over-the-top, absurd, broad, and even fart jokes—that there’s bound to be something for everyone. At the same time, there’s also this fun action-adventure, as well as a heart-warming character story involving this mother and daughter becoming closer and learning from one another to overcome their faults to become better people. I originally saw this film in the theater, but enjoyed it just as much this second time around on Blu-ray.

The Blu-ray presentation is very well done. The picture looks fantastic, with a detailed, clean, crisp picture throughout with no sign of grain. The colors are vibrant and the picture really showcases the beautiful locales of the film. The audio track also provides clear dialogue and makes nice use of the various audio channels to bring the film to life in your living room. When Linda and Emily are locked in their prison, the sounds of the creaking door and other atmospheric sounds make you feel like you are right there.

This release includes Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD copies of the film, and the discs also contain a small assortment of bonus material—27 minutes of deleted/extended/alternate scenes, a 3 minute gag reel, and an audio commentary by the director of the film. The discs come packed in a standard HD keepcase along with a slipcover and an insert with the digital copy redemption code.

What’s Included:

Film: (1:30:30)

Blu-ray:
• 1080p / Widescreen 2.40:1
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, English Descriptive Audio 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1
• Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (All languages for both film and commentary)

DVD:

• 480p / Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
• Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, English Descriptive Audio 5.1, Spanish Surround Dolby Digital 2.0, French Surround Dolby Digital 2.0
• Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French (All languages for both film and commentary)
• Closed Captioned

Digital HD (Code May Not Be Valid After 2019):

• Digital HD copy redeemable via iTunes, Google Play, or Vudu (UltraViolet)

Extras:

• Deleted Scenes (12:43)
  Collection of 10 deleted scenes. There’s some really fun stuff in here, especially a pair of scenes starring Colin Quinn as Emily’s father, and an alternate demise for adventurer Roger Simmons. Play All or select from “Emily Calling Friends”, “In the Jeep with James”, “Secret Beach”, “Escape Attempt”, “Calling Dad”, “Expired Passport”, “Strip Poker”, “Anaconda”, “Morgado’s Drum” and “Hotel Lobby”.
• Extended and Alternate Scenes (14:08)
  Collection of 5 extended/alternate scenes. Play All or select from “Store”, “Break Up”, “Dinner”, “Taxi” and “Cantina”.
• Gag Reel (2:43)
  In this fun gag reel, the actors constantly crack each other up and have fun on set.
• Director Commentary by Jonathan Levine (1:30:30)
  This commentary was originally recorded 4 days before the theatrical release of the film. The director provides a fun and informative commentary, giving viewers lots of interesting behind-the-scenes and production stories. However, at times it feels a bit like an Oscar acceptance speech with the director thanking long lists of people, or doing some name-dropping, and with about 20 minutes left of the film, he starts to run out of things to talk about.
• Trailers (4:28)
  Play All or select from “Theatrical Trailer” and “Red Band Trailer”
• Sneak Peek (4:28)
  Play All or select from trailers for “Discover Digital HD”, Why Him?, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, and Masterminds.

Final Thoughts:

While I’m not generally an Amy Schumer fan, I did really enjoy this film—though it is excessively crude in some scenes, just for the shock value. The film is an entertaining action-comedy with a really hilarious cast, including the motion picture return of the amazingly-talented Goldie Hawn. The Blu-ray provides excellent picture and sound as well as a fun assortment of bonus features and a digital copy of the film. Even if you’re not a Schumer fan, I think this is still worth a try if you’re looking for a fun new action/adventure/comedy.