The image sharpness is rather inconsistent. Mostly penetratingly clear when focused on Denzel Washington, other close-ups are slightly soft. Color is less than perfect as well, with a slight smearing in the darker scenes. The battle scenes are quite exciting, with explosion flashes clean on the dark backgrounds. The DTS decoding is outstanding, with pinpoint directionality of bullets and explosions.
Dialogue is clear and consistent.
Bass extension packs good impact. Packaged as a special edition, Courage Under Fire includes an intelligent and informative audio commentary from director Edward Zwick. A promotional short features clips of the actors talking about their roles and some behind the scenes shots of the filmmaking. It's great to watch grips with shovels providing the swirling dust through which the actors must escape. B- A sexy Chinese noir.