Hidden Figures is a delightful film telling a generally unknown story about three black women who were crucial to the USA’s journey to space; it features three solid performances led way by Taraji P. Henson.
Hidden Figures
(2016)
Genre(s): Drama
Fox | PG – 127 min. – $39.99 | April 11, 2017
Date Published: 04/11/2017 | Author: The Movieman
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THE MOVIE — 3.75/5 |
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Plot Synopsis: Three brilliant African-American women at NASA — Katherine Johnson (TARAJI P. HENSON), Dorothy Vaughan (OCTAVIA SPENCER) and Mary Jackson (JANELLE MONAE) — serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn (GLEN POWELL) into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race and galvanized the world. Quick Hit Review: Hidden Figures, directed by Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent) from Margot Lee Shetterly’s novel, is a delightful film telling a generally unknown story about three black women who were crucial to the USA’s journey to space; it features three solid performances led way by Taraji P. Henson and a respectable supporting cast that includes Jim Parssons, Kristen Dunst and Kevin Costner. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 4.0/5 |
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This release comes with a slip cover with a front-opening cover. Inside is a DVD Copy and Digital HD redemption code. Audio Commentary – Director Theodore Melfi and Actress Taraji P. Henson sit down and offer up an interesting track covering a wide range of topics on how the movie got made and providing some behind-the-scenes stories. It All Adds Up: The Making of Hidden Figures (41:46; HD) – This featurette is split into five parts looking at the life of Katherine Johnson, casting, production design, music and more. Deleted Scenes (10:14; HD):
Nothing of particular note here but does include an optional commentary with Melfi discussing why these were removed. Last up is a Gallery, Filming in Georgia (5:15; HD) featurette which finds the cast and crew giving praise to filming in the Peach State, and the Theatrical Trailer (2:25; HD). |
VIDEO – 4.0/5 |
| Fox releases Hidden Figures onto Blu-ray presented in its original 2.39 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. Colors here look bright and brilliant throughout with sharp and well defined detail. Not quite reference quality yet still looks excellent on the small big screen. |
AUDIO – 4.5/5 |
| Here we have another release that gets a 7.1 channel DTS-HD Master Audio track which, for a drama anyway, is a bit of an overkill given this is a dialogue-heavy film but there is at least a little depth when the soundtrack, including Hans Zimmer’s score and Pharrell Williams’ songs come on, and the rear channels are mainly reserved for ambient noises as well. |
OVERALL – 4.0/5 |
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Overall, Hidden Figures is a delightful film telling a generally unknown story about three black women who were crucial to the USA’s journey to space; it features three solid performances led way by Taraji P. Henson. The Blu-ray released by Fox offers great video and audio transfers and some fine bonus features. |
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