American Assassin 4K (2017) Ultra HD 2160p REMUX

After the death of his girlfriend at the hands of terrorists, Mitch Rapp is drawn into the world of counterterrorism, mentored by tough-as-nails former U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. Stan Hurley.
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American Assassin 4K (2017) Ultra HD 2160p REMUX Reviews
American Assassin is presented on 4K UHD courtesy of Lionsgate Films with a 2160p transfer in 2.39:1. As I stated in our American Assassin Blu-ray review, while the IMDb lists that this was digitally captured by Arri Alexa cameras, there's no data on whether this was finished at a 2K or 4K DI (I suspect the former, but am open to being corrected if someone can point me to an authoritative source). One way or the other, there are some significant if at times subtle upticks in detail levels across the board on this 4K UHD presentation. Interestingly, the whole opening sequence looks even lower res than it does in the 1080p version, perhaps because the difference between the supposed phone video and the actual 4K data is more pronounced. Once the film gets to the post-beach sequence, the palette is noticeably more varied and fine detail levels especially are more precise looking. There are a few curious anomalies, like some quasi-noise that is noticeable when Mitch arrives in Libya (despite the scene being brightly lit), that aren't quite as noticeable in the 1080p version for whatever reason. The kind of ochre or beige hues that are prevalent in a number of dusty Middle East scenes have more interstitial tones now, and even things like the kind of emerald green water outside of Tripoli have some interesting new highlights in the 4K UHD version. I personally wouldn't have minded if blacks had been a bit more solid in some of the dark scenes, since things can look a little hazy at times.