Review of American Honey (2016) by Chris F — 31 Dec 2016
American Honey is a film that gets its message across but try's to hard in doing so. Let's start with the positives. The cast is great in their roles. Newcomer Sasha Lane shines in the lead role.
Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough are great in their supporting roles. The road trip aspect of this film was fun and enjoyable. Unfortunately, the film is nearly 3 hours long. This is its downfall. It definitely feels its length.
Its message about youth could've been expressed in a much shorter film. I get the epic fell it went for, but it just didn't hit it. The film was well shot and has nice cinematography. But its themes became repetitive after a while.
Overall, this film is overrated by critics. It is fine, but nowhere near as excellent as its being reviewed.
This review of American Honey (2016) was written by Chris F on 31 Dec 2016.
American Honey has generally received positive reviews.
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