Review of Harriet (2019) by Dawdlingpoet — 02 Oct 2022
This film tells an interesting story and indeed its based on a true story I believe but I felt like it didn't really go into too many details about things, instead giving a brief overview of the titular characters life.
This is a film that will likely make you want to look up the protagonist's story and learn more about them from a historical perspective. The cast do a relatively good job and the effects are ok but it didn't really stand out.
Obviously it covers a pretty dark time in history and it makes for a somewhat thoughtful watch but I'm not sure I'd say its as powerful as '12 Years a Slave'. I did feel sorry for Harriet, it would be difficult not to and no doubt she wouldn't want that (you can only imagine how bad things were for non-white females) but overall I felt this film lacked something.
Its a shame as it depicts such an interesting person. No, I wouldn't recommend this film overall.
This review of Harriet (2019) was written by Dawdlingpoet on 02 Oct 2022.
Harriet has generally received positive reviews.
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