Red Sparrow 4K, 1 UHD-Blu-ray

Not a bad film and good product 👍😉

Liked the movie

Recommend

Very good

Great film, great acting skills, great entertainment.

I read the book before buying so I could watch this Blu-ray without getting lost (if other reviews are to be believed). Well, here's my short review of the Blu-ray.First, Jennifer Lawrence. I enjoyed her performance. I'm not much of an expert on acting but she obviously worked hard and managed to carry off the lead. Why some reviewers struck the knife in I don't know. OK, so there are moments where logic/reality is stretched a bit, but this is a film designed for entertainment, it's not a documentary.Second, the deviations from the book. Some I can understand (I watched all the extras afterwards), but some, well, they just grated. If I hadn't read the book (and yes, I know sacrifices have to be made to get a 540+ page paperback into a 2:20 film) I would have been happy, but whole swathes of the book's plot are changed. A good thing is the lack of fixating on recipes that the book had - I skipped them anyway.Third, visuals. On the whole, well done. Although I'm glad I didn't watch the short documentary on the visual look of the film before I watched the film - it might have put me off a bit. Budapest looks great, and some of the interiors are very effective.Fourth, the music score. Yes, it was a bit cloying, even too lush and scene-stealing, at times, but it suited the film. This is Hungary and Russia, not some modern dance floor, so a classical score was the correct choice.Fifth, the disc itself. A slow loader, but that could just be my Panasonic player (three years old). Extras OK, but I always appreciate a good Gag Reel, sadly none here. Dolby Atmos, even though I don't have the set-up to handle it, is always a bonus on a standard Blu-ray (i.e. not confined to the 4K disc releases), so a tick from me on that. Also the extras seemed to consist (at times) of saying how wonderful this person or that person was - a mutual back-slapping fest! More talk about the film and less about your mates please...!So why the three stars? Well, simply the deviations from the book annoyed me (especially Sparrow School (too much lopped out) and Swan's story being changed), as did the luvvie extras (but there was good information in there as well). If there is a sequel (I'm currently reading it as my bedtime book) then will it follow the book or this film? I, for one, hope there is.

A great film from start to finish! Good story and characters.

The picture quality on the 4k format is noticeably more vibrant than its Blu-ray showing, though I am of a mind,as a fan of 4k that upgrades for special-effect movies are more beneficial in truth.Taking nothing away from this superb double-agent/loyal citizen? offering which is in my opinion right up therewith the best such as Angelina Jolie's 'SALT'Below my original review -The film has received mixed reviews from the critics since its release earlier in 2018,, I had heard very little about the film but noticed one or two encouraging comments on the review pages so I took a chance on it.A mesmerizing performance from Jennifer Lawrence who plays Dominika Egorova a prominent Russian ballerina whose career is ended after a freak accident on stage.Dominika after a period of recovery is approached by her uncle who offers her the unpleasant task of seducing a Russian gangster in exchange for her sick mother's continued medical care, Dominika has little choice but to carry out her uncles' direction, her mothers care being her priority.When events turn nasty Dominika will be given a choice of death or being enlisted into the intelligence agency known as Sparrows where she will be trained to seduce her targets and or kill.Dominika successfully completes her training and is assigned to try and identify a Russian-mole by befriending C.I.A agent Nate Nash played by Joel Edgerton.However things seem a bit complex when Nate is instructed to try and recruit Dominika as a double-agent....will there be a genuine romance between the two?Will Dominika betray her country or remain focused on the task?A tense and absorbing story that includes several brutal sequences some of which are indeed moments that some may find uncomfortable to watch. (Torture)I would say I myself found it well worthy of a viewing.