Criminal 4K (2016) Ultra HD 2160p REMUX

The memories & skills of a deceased CIA agent are implanted into an unpredictable and dangerous convict.

Criminal 4K (2016) Ultra HD 2160p REMUX Review
Criminal is presented on 4K UHD with an HEVC / H.265 2160p transfer in 2.39:1. As I mentioned in our Criminal Blu-ray review, while the film was digitally captured in a variety of resolutions (up to 6K), it was finished at a 2K DI, which I assume in turn provided the basis for this 4K presentation. As with many other releases on 4K UHD sourced from 2K DIs, there's an appreciable and perhaps even surprising uptick in detail levels, with aspects like skin crags, pores and beard stubble being more precise looking and almost palpable at times. Once again HDR comes into play in terms of several of the rather interestingly color graded scenes, scenes which offer slightly unusual tones in both the green and brown spectrums, and which in this 4K UHD version have a more nuanced range of intermediary tones. Shadow detail is also at least incrementally improved in several long interior scenes which are at best dimly lit and which at times play out in near darkness. The overall look of this presentation is somewhat warmer than on the 1080p Blu-ray, especially with regard to things like flesh tones. Depth of field on the bookending sequences at the beach is also quite spectacular on this version, and "little" elements like the waves behind Costner in these scenes have better detail levels than on the standard 1080p Blu-ray.