Review of Fruitvale Station (2013) by Lyn — 28 Jan 2014

Now I know I was right to question Jennifer Lawrence's supporting actress nomination this year ... it should have gone to Octavia Spencer for this film! Spencer as the lead character's mother is tough, devout, believable; she certainly contributes to the tears you'll shed at the end.

Michael B. Jordan does a good job as the winsome Oscar, and you can't help but root for him and hate what happened to him. My misgivings about the film center on the rather manipulative devices that come up repeatedly and that (as far as I know) don't always reflect the facts of the case.

Still -- worth seeing.