Hidden Fences

Rating: 10/10 (4 March 2017)

Sorry I couldn't help myself with the title to this review. honestly though the fences are not so hidden... unless you choose to not see them that is.
The movie is based on a true story from 1961, where segregation was still a thing so NASA being the progressive unit it is was ahead of it's time, in that it separated black women into a fact and number checking temp agency within it's walls with zero chance of advancement.
unlike most movies that deal with this issue however, this one follows three smart, well educated and dignified ladies from that division showing them not as victims of the times but fighters that quietly and very slyly climb up the ladder (or scale the wall that built in front of the ladder to be fair!) and make something of themselves using their heads and adapting to the ever changing times.
Katherine G. Johnson (played by the adorable Taraji P. Henson) was quirky and showed a lot of dedication. Dorothy Vaughan (played by Octavia Spencer) was simply amazing! She was sassy in a way done right! and of course my personal fav. the flirty Mary Jackson (played the beautiful Janelle Monáe) put a smile on my face whenever she was on screen.
The movie gets your attention from the opening scene (and it's a good one!) and once you're hooked your in for the long haul as it'll keep you interested from beginning to end. You are show the ugly face of segregation as a fact of life that these women don't fight but rather try to work around and how people can be cruel without even realizing it. I would recommend this to everyone, it was a lovely and (oddly enough given the subject it deals with) inspiring!
an easy 10/10 and I'm glad a movie like this was made to shine the light on those that have worked so hard behind the curtain.