The Contractor 4K UHD Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

From what appears to be a 2K finish, Paramount transfers The Contractor to 4K cleanly. The chillier color aesthetic keeps flesh tones flat, favoring a blue push. This keeps other primaries subdued too, if not without some density. Even if they dominate, the blues and greens look solid.

Sensational black levels keep the pace. Shadows are fantastic, dropping to pure black often and staying there as needed. Pleasant contrast shines from an HDR pass. There's enough dimensionality to go around and make use of the format.

Passable detail pops from the upscale process. Facial texture sustains in the mid-range, if not up to the standards set by a true 4K source. The Contractor is a reliable UHD release though, even in the environments/exteriors. A light grain filter doesn't pose an issue for the encode.

Audio

It takes a while, but when the gunfire starts, the bass erupts and provides incredible thrust with every shot. The room shakes, and a the consistent rumble from these fired rounds is pure Hollywood big budget filmmaking in DTS-HD 7.1.

Away from the action (which is most of The Contractor), there's mild ambiance onboard subways, as helicopters pass, or as dogs bark in the background. Rain effects perform well too. Oddly though, amid the fighting, there's little sense bullets are panning through the soundstage; this is all concentrated in the fronts.