In 1963, JFK fell under the bullets, assassinated in full center of Dallas. Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood), US Secret Service agent, was present, but failed in his attempt to save the President of the United States. Thirty years later, Frank continues to be haunted by this failure. When he learns that Mitch Leavy (John Malkovich), a former CIA agent, is trying to bring down the current American president, he has only one goal: to prevent the tragedy from repeating itself a second time.
Eastwood plays here an aging bodyguard, forced to adapt to changes in society (lack of ethics, arrival of women in power). Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, In the crosshairs plays on the paranoia of the plot and imposes a duel at the top between two monsters of American cinema, one sacred and the other perverse.
26 seconds, America splashed
Available for a few days at SPHE in 4K Ultra HD Blu ‑ Ray, In the crosshairs is one of the 4K Ultra outputs not to be missed, if we are to believe our US colleagues from Highdefwath. The media returns to the real agent who inspired the film (Clint Hill) and who jumped in the presidential limousine in Dallas after the fatal gunshots of November 22, 1963. For his film, Wolfgang Petersen and the actors have besides had the full cooperation of the US Secret Service, a first in Hollywood.
An image of great accuracy
First and foremost, the article declares that this is Sony’s best 4K remaster work of the year to date. Remastered in 4K from the original negative with the HDR10 and HDR10 labels), Dolby Vision also offers dynamic metadata (static on HDR10) according to the images displayed, for a more precise rendering in low and high light. Important, in order to enjoy Dolby Vision content, all links in the graphics chain must be Dolby Vision compatible, from calibration to display. “> HDR Dolby Vision to the key And in view of the captures made by the site, the rendering does indeed look stunning – incredibly crisp images, fine texture, natural grain, and unmatched balance.
On the sound side, Ennio Morricone’s score is of course inseparable from the film. The new Dolby Atmos track would be top notch and faithful to the result the team wanted. Even with a nice bass response.
On the French side, we are still waiting for the test copy from Sony. Wait and see ? The exegetes of JFK will finally have recognized in our intertitle the reference to the essay by J ‑ B Thoret at Éditions Rouge Profond, 26 seconds, America splashed, or how the assassination of JFK infused American cinema from the Seventies to the present day. Exciting.
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