Review of Blue Bayou (2021) by Jluis_001 — 18 Oct 2021
Blue Bayou is a film that walks between a very fine line that separates a narrative overload with sentimental manipulation, and this is because the subject lends itself to it, but at least the director and also protagonist, manages to keep his story as a fairly firm critique of the US immigration system.
The message is important of course, but perhaps a more frank direction would've created more resonance.
I read some professional reviews that said the director could've used more subtlety, but the subject that he addresses doesn't need it.
You can't sugarcoat a theme like this one.
Alicia Vikander is excellent, and her work here deserves more attention. While Justin Chon shows that his career has improved a lot, especially for those who only know about him because of his diminutive participation in The Twilight Saga, and 21 & Over.
Give it a chance. It's not spectacular or anything like that, but it's far from being a bad movie.
This review of Blue Bayou (2021) was written by Jluis_001 on 18 Oct 2021.
Blue Bayou has generally received positive reviews.
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