Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe are superbly chosen

Rating: 9/10 (12 May 2020)

Quality.
I remember hearing a lot of positive things about 'Hidden Figures' back when it was released in 2016 but never got around to watching it - until now. I can understand the hype this had/has.
Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe are superbly chosen, their chemistry together is top notch - you buy their friendship completely. Henson is the standout of the three, there's one scene of pure frustration for Katherine where Henson's performance is simply fantastic.
Kevin Costner is good here as Harrison, though the characters of Jim Parsons (Paul) and Kirsten Dunst (Vivian) are a little roughly developed. Other pluses from this film include the music and the cinematography.
There does seem to be a load of artistic license used, even for some important scenes, which is a little disappointing as it would've been nice to have a more truthful telling of this era in world history. With that said, I guess it is a film first so making it strong in that regard is more important.
In conclusion, I thoroughly enjoyed this.