Jerry Maguire 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.5
Video		5.0
Audio		4.5
Extras		5.0
Overall		4.5

Jerry Maguire 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Show me the grain!

Sony has released Director Cameron Crowe's 1996 quotable Romance 'Jerry Maguire' to the UHD format. The 4K presentation is currently exclusive to the studio's prestigious Columbia Classics Collection boxed set. New specifications include 2160p/HDR video and Dolby Atmos audio. This two-disc set bundles in the remastered Blu-ray disc that Sony originally released in 2017, not the inferior 2008 disc. One new extra is included on the UHD disc.

Show me...the Pixar movie about the orange fish.

Jerry Maguire 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

The included screenshots are sourced from the remastered 1080p Blu-ray disc.

Jerry Maguire's remastered Blu-ray was unquestionably a highlight on that format, but Sony's 2160p/HDR UHD presentation improves on it, and by a fair margin. Here, grain is more pronounced but at the same time more fluid and faithful, a perfectly complimentary and natural field that lends to the image a picture-perfect cinematic experience. Textural intricacies are superb. The picture reveals perfectly clear and finely intimate facial features that show pores, eyebrows, lip textures, and hair with more readily evident clarity, sharpness, and definition than even the meticulously detailed Blu-ray can provide. The same holds true for attire -- high dollar suits and neckties, sweaters, t-shirts -- with every article of clothing finding new ways to impress, right down to the torn t-shirt Jerry wears when he has his treatise published late at night early in the film. Environmental elements dazzle, particularly clutter and furniture around office spaces and homes. The picture excels in all areas where sharpness and detail are concerned. Close-ups are king but medium shots hold just as much excellence, too.

The HDR color application is perfect in every way. Tones are bolder and more naturally solidified without straying from original intent. More expressive tones on clothes and office odds and ends enjoy a healthier boost to contrast, offering dynamic splash without feeling overly intense. HDR's application ensures tonal balance across all elements, including clothes and environments. Improved contrast, finer gradations, and boosted primaries give the movie new life on UHD. Flesh tones are fuller, too, transforming the comparatively (though mildly) pasty tones on the remastered Blu-ray into, here, appearing fuller and healthier. Likewise, black levels find a new gear of inky depth and shadow detail goodness. The picture is a rock star. There are no discernible source or encode flaws of note, yielding a total package that's just about as good as any of the other five-star, reference-grade standout presentations in the Columbia Classics Collection.

Jerry Maguire 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Jerry Maguire's Dolby Atmos soundtrack may not set the world on fire, but it's a perfectly fine, well engineered compliment to the movie. Music plays with enjoyable vigor across the front and folding into the back with pleasingly balanced command. It's a Cameron Crowe film after all, and the musical selections are both fitting and finely precise in terms of technical engagement. The top end carries a mild supportive component but it is in no way defining or overpowering here. Environmental details, even the slightest, enjoy rock-solid location recreation, such as office space din, the hum inside a plane or an elevator, restaurant chatter and clatter, or nighttime insects in chapter six. Though hardly fully engaging and boisterous, the subtle clarity and sense of spacial awareness are quite strong. Football game sounds in chapter 12 -- hits on the field, crowd din -- present with an aggressive posture, engaging the entire stage with good clarity and efficiency including a mild top end support. Dialogue delivery is fine.

Jerry Maguire 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Jerry Maguire's UHD disc includes a single new supplement while the bundled Blu-ray brings over the extras from the 2017 issue. See below an outline of what's included on that disc and please click here for full coverage. Note that the CD soundtrack that shipped with the 2017 disc is not included here. As it ships in the Columbia Classics Collection, a Movies Anywhere digital copy code and a non-embossed slipcover are included with purchase.

UHD:

• NEW! "Here's the Thing with Alec Baldwin" Podcast Episode: The Fast Times and Long Career of Cameron Crowe (1080p, 41:20): Baldwin chats with Crowe about his life, influences, loves, and career. The entire thing plays over a looped, scratchy image of a rolling cassette tape.

• PiP Commentary with Crowe, Cruise, Zellweger & Gooding
• Jerry Maguire: We Meet Again
• Deleted & Extended Scenes
• Photo Gallery
• Behind the Scenes at the Video Commentary
• The Making of Jerry Maguire
• "My First Commercial" by Rod Tidwell
• Drew Rosenhaus: "How to Be a Sports Agent"
• Original Deleted & Alternate Scenes
• Rehearsal Footage
• "Secret Garden" by Bruce Springsteen
• Theatrical Trailer

Jerry Maguire 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Jerry Maguire's UHD is a pleasure, besting one of Blu-ray's finest by a significant margin and demonstrating this format's viability in bringing the absolute best out of a movie for home consumption. The picture quality is above reproach, the audio is right there with it, and the included supplements are just fine. As it ships in the Columbia Classics Collection, Jerry Maguire earns my highest recommendation.