Review of Beyond the Lights (2014) by Scribehard — 16 Dec 2014
Beyond the Lights wants to be this generation's The Bodyguard - that music-heavy romance between two unlikely people that may or may not be destined for greater love. It even has the potential to be better than that.
With issues ranging from suicide to self-image, and from misogyny in rap to mixed-race relationships, and from paparazzi to politics, the film is positioned to go to greater depths in any of these areas in an effort to tell a better story.
Instead, it prefers to wallow in shallow gloss of the imagery its own subject falls victim to.
This review of Beyond the Lights (2014) was written by Scribehard on 16 Dec 2014.
Beyond the Lights has generally received positive reviews.
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