Review of Fruitvale Station (2013) by Dcedmonds — 13 Nov 2014
"Fruitvale Station" 10 Scale Rating: 8.0 (Great) ...
The Good: Michael B. Jordan deserved award nominations for his performance. Shame that he was mostly overlooked (by the big name awards, anyway) as he turned in one of the best performances of 2013. Ryan Coogler does an amazing job in directing the film and I have to give him credit for not trying to glamorize the life and death of Oscar Grant. Instead, he portrays a young man who was not perfect, but had his whole life ahead of him and was honestly trying to improve himself before his untimely death.
The Bad: If you're not familiar with the story, then you might wonder why they made the film. It is pretty much the last day in a young man's life and nothing more than that. It is well done and powerful in the end, but very straight forward. While I appreciated that, I can understand why others would not.
This review of Fruitvale Station (2013) was written by Dcedmonds on 13 Nov 2014.
Fruitvale Station has generally received very positive reviews.
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