Review of If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) by Moviemitch96 — 03 Jan 2019
This was a small yet touching and impactful little film about an African American man accused and convicted of a crime he didn't commit in Harlem, New York during the 70s, while his pregnant fiance and her family fight to prove him innocent.
The film is based on a novel by James Baldwin, and directed by Barry Jenkins (director of Moonlight, which won the best picture Oscar two years ago), and once again, like in that film, Jenkins directs with a natural and masterful eye, capturing plenty of emotion and heart from his actors, complete with captivating cinematography, a beautiful score, and important and universal messages and themes of family, as well as love and acceptance, no matter the race or color of a person.
Overall, it may seem rather quiet and understated on the surface, but under it, it has plenty of heart and beauty within it's messages/themes, and everything that the film conveys onscreen.
This review of If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) was written by Moviemitch96 on 03 Jan 2019.
If Beale Street Could Talk has generally received positive reviews.
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