4K Ultra HD – US Edition – Lionsgate Films – 109 min – 19 October 2021
Video format
• Intermediate Master: 4K
• Standard HDR: Dolby Vision
• Ratio: 2.39
Soundtrack
• English Dolby Atmos
• English (Quebec) Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles
• English
• French
It is brought to the attention of our dear readers as well as the viewing equipment specified and used by each tester of the MaG team, the rendering may differ from one installation to another, whether or not it is calibrated, as well as personal preferences and expectations may influence the rating. Moreover, the images in the article are not representative of the edition tested.
WORK – The Anna Woman
Rembrandt and Anna are the two greatest murderers in the world. For years, they have travelled the world and fought large-scale contracts. When Anna's mentor, Moody, is murdered, they will meet face-to-face in Vietnam... One to kill the murderer, the other to protect him.
If she does not reinvent anything and advances to the rhythm of a generic (but catchy) intrigue, this series B of elegant and sarcastic action where Maggie Q leads the dance (murder) is dotted with roundly led confrontations (Martin Campbell has know-how). Executed with brilliance, this entertainment right out of the 90s fulfills its entertainment mission.
IMAGE – Kill the chain!
Very detailed and very contrasting, the image of this UHD Dolby Vision transfer is particularly impressive.
The definition excels (cf. the sharpness of the exteriors), the pitch is significantly improved (the finest details are significantly firmer), the colours are even more attractive (the shades of blue, green and brown/yellow are wider), the demarcation of the shadows is more worked out, the shine of the whites is much brighter and the light sources, such as the reflection of the lights on the water puddles during the opening sequence or the neons in the den of the bikers, are furiously enhardy.
Smash, Crack, Bang!
The VO Dolby Atmos, which is hyperactive and uses a striking verticality (i.e. rain, sniper rifles, wildlife, water sprinkler activation, etc.), is a real demonstration trail driven by blows, gun detonation and explosions.
The dynamics are unleashed, the spatialisation plays with the pyrotechnic effects and the environmental atmospheres (the animation of the streets), the score of Rupert Parkes aka Photek fully occupies the acoustic space, the LFE channel regularly pounds the listening room and the dialogues are clear.
Even if committed (it is not lacking in scope), the VF(Q) is less energetic and not as enveloping (less directionality and missing height scene).
CONCLUSION – Violence generates violence
Female John Wick, the beautiful and dangerous Anna Dutton, who leaves many corpses behind her, does not miss her target in 4K Ultra HD !
Artistic note
7
Video quality
9.5
Audio quality
10
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