Review of Native Son (2019) by Grantd243 — 11 May 2019
My first A24 movie of 2019 and I gotta say I came away a little bit disappointed. I thought that the first half of the film was great. Plenty of social commentary, with a narrative that intrigued although at times felt like it was struggling to find its direction.
The "incident" that propels the story to its conclusion in the third act, though, felt like an odd choice by the writer. It wasn't where I saw the main character's journey going, and while I can appreciate subverting expectations I felt like it weakened the film as a whole.
I still like it, but I feel like it could have been so much better.
This review of Native Son (2019) was written by Grantd243 on 11 May 2019.
Native Son has generally received mixed reviews.
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