Viola Davis is pretty spectacular in this film - Denzel's directing is on the money. I enjoyed it greatly, but I didn't want it to dwell for long in cliches. It didn't. I kept thinking of "The Great Santini" as the tough father/son relationship developed.
This review of Fences (2016) was written by Lamontraymond on 16 Jan 2017.
Fences has generally received positive reviews.
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