A feel-good movie about three women who never gave up.

Rating: 9/10 (19 February 2017)

Hidden Figures is a biopic about three African-American mathematicians namely, Katherine G. Johnson(Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan(Octavia Spencer) & Mary Jackson(Janelle Monae). Katherine, Dorothy & Mary played a crucial part in sending American astronauts to space, during the initial years of the NASA space program.
Hidden Figures is an outstanding film. It is incredible how these three women defied all odds to help NASA put a man in space, at a time when things for African-American women & men, were not particularly easy. Director Theodore Melfi beautifully brings to life the astonishing story of Katherine, Dorothy & Mary so that, the whole world will finally know who they are. Hidden figures no more. The highlight of the movie are the performances by the incredibly talented cast. They truly deserve their Screen Actors' Guild award for Best Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture. Taraji P. Henson is spectacular as Katherine G. Johnson. Octavia Spencer is brilliant as Dorothy Vaughan. Janelle Monae is awesome as Mary Jackson. Henson, Spencer & Monae share this effortless camaraderie that make all their scenes together, super enjoyable to watch. Kevin Costner is superb as Al Harrison. Kirsten Dunst is great as Vivian Mitchell. Jim Parsons is impressive as Paul Stafford. Mahershala Ali is amazing as Colonel Jim Johnson. Aldis Hodge is good as Levi Jackson. Glen Powell is excellent as John Glenn. Kimberly Quinn, Olek Krupa & Donna Biscoe are effective as Ruth, Karl Zielinski & Mrs. Joylett Coleman, respectively. Lidya Jewett, Ariana Neal, Saniyya Sidney, Zani Jones Mbayise, Tre Stokes, Selah Kimbro Jones, Ashton Tyler & Alkoya Brunson are adorable as Young Katherine Coleman, Joylette Johnson, Constance Johnson, Kathy Johnson, Levi Jr., Carolyn Marie Jackson, Leonard Vaughan & Kenneth Vaughan, respectively. Hidden Figures is a must watch. Go for it, immediately!