Review of Beyond the Lights (2014) by Indiefilmlover — 02 Dec 2014
First and foremost, "Beyond the Lights" is a sweet love story. Like "Love & Basketball" before, in "Beyond the Lights," Gina Prince-Bythewood uses a love story to make a comment on the role of women in the world.
In "Love & Basketball" she was essentially commenting on the impact on women of Title IX. In "Beyond the Lights" she uses the Noni Jean character to comment on the media's objectification of women (specifically women of color) and how to some degree women help perpetuate it.
She makes these comments without being heavy handed or preachy. Once again Gugu Mbatha-Raw (who was recently seen in "Belle") gives a solid performance. The perfect date movie.
This review of Beyond the Lights (2014) was written by Indiefilmlover on 02 Dec 2014.
Beyond the Lights has generally received positive reviews.
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