Review of Hidden Figures (2016) by Axet — 27 Jan 2017

Does this deserve a Best Picture nomination? No. Did it get one by affirmative action? Undoubtedly yes. Yet it is a good true story and well made and is the same kind of popular entertainment that has a good message but was not a huge sensational blockbuster (those often get overlooked by the sheep at The Academy) like such past hit nominees that didn't deserve it "The Help", "Seabiscuit", "The Cider House Rules", "Awakenings", "Dead Poets Society" etc.

The Academy goes for either high brow pretension or sugar coated schmaltz with a good moral message. And yes it does go for undeniably great benchmark films too. This picture falls squarely into the second category.

All the players are good. Costner seems perfect for his part. It's a nice movie about race in America during the sixties and the space race that was of the same period. It blends the two subjects perfectly.