Review of Hidden Figures (2016) by Tony P — 26 Feb 2017

Feel good film about the space race between the then USSR and US to launch a man into space.

The US space agency relies on pre IBM technology to come up with the complex numbers for their mission and to that end a team consisting of three brilliant African American scientists (played by unknown actresses).

Unfortunately some rather racial undertones still exist in pre Martin Luthor King America that includes segregated toilets meaning a 40 minute trip to relieve themselves for one of the unfortunate ladies.

Leader of the NASA mission Al Harrison (Kevin Costner) is shocked to hear of this and personally destroys the segregation. "At NASA we all pee the same colour!".

The first US Astronaut the late John Glenn is seen successfully entering earths orbit and re-entering our atmosphere thanks partly to the ladies calculations.

Costner seems to revel in these JFK era films. I must have watched three where he plays almost identical characters. (Thirteen Days, JFK and Hidden Figures).

A good watch and worthy of award recognition beyond more highly hyped films.