Wonder 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		4.5
Audio		4.5
Extras		3.0
Overall		4.0

Wonder 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Wonder may provoke that very titular sentiment in UHD fans, though perhaps not in the way intended, as Lionsgate's rather peculiar choices for what to release on 4K UHD continue to seem at least a little baffling at times. This is a film that wouldn't seem on its surface to have much to offer in the way of either visual or sonic "wow" factors (as I in fact addressed in our Wonder Blu-ray review), but this Dolby Vision enhanced 4K UHD release actually has a surprisingly enriched look in this format.

Wonder 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Screenshots come from a 1080p Blu-ray.

Wonder is presented on 4K UHD courtesy of Lionsgate Films with a 2160p transfer in 2.40:1. This may just be "new equipment excitement", since this is the first release I've reviewed since upgrading to Dolby Vision capable equipment, but I have to say this is one of the nicer looking Lionsgate 4K UHD discs that I've personally reviewed, despite the fact that the film traffics in kind of "pedestrian" locations, without a lot to offer those searching for nonstop visual allure. There are a number of noticeable detail upticks throughout this presentation, though many of the elements are on the mundane side, like being able to more clearly read the print on all the hospital wristbands from Auggie's many surgeries that Isabel keeps tacked to a board, or the fabric on a kind of ribbed sweater that Jack wears late in the film. Dolby Vision provides a nicely burnished upgrade and tweaking to the palette as well, with some tones, like the Pullman's bright yellow couch, achieving a kind of deep hue that isn't quite as evident on the 1080p Blu- ray. I was also frankly relieved to see I experienced absolutely no image instability in the many lateral pans throughout the film, which makes me wonder if perhaps my previous equipment was contributing to my experience of that anomaly. While shadow detail is marginally improved in some of the darker moments, it's not as dramatic as I personally was expecting, perhaps the only area in this presentation that might have arguably been improved.

Wonder 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

This release features the same excellent Dolby TrueHD 7.1 mix that I detailed in our Wonder Blu-ray review.

Wonder 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Lionsgate once again allows couch potatoes to remain firmly ensconced on their furniture courtesy of the fact that they've ported all of the supplements from the standard 1080p Blu-ray over to this 4K UHD disc. The 1080p Blu-ray disc included in this package of course sports the very same supplements. A full listing is available in our Wonder Blu-ray review.

Wonder 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Wonder is an unabashedly manipulative tear jerker, but it does in fact work wonders in that category, producing real and fairly consistent emotion throughout its admittedly kind of predictable tale. This 4K UHD version nicely ups detail levels and adds a rather beautiful burnishment to some ostensibly mundane visuals courtesy of Dolby Vision. Recommended.