Review of Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) by Richard Lawson for Vanity Fair — 04 Feb 2021
Judas and the Black Messiah is missing that deeper personal aspect, some sense of the emotional force yoking O’Neal and Hampton together, dragging them toward ruin. The film is resonant regardless. Still, there’s such an opportunity presented here—to see these two sterling actors really working in harmony—that goes frustratingly unseized.
As is, Judas and the Black Messiah is richer and more engaging than a standard biopic, but is not quite the Shakespearean tragedy of double allegiances and backstabbing that it could have been.
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This review of Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) was written by Richard Lawson and published by Vanity Fair on 04 Feb 2021.
Judas and the Black Messiah has generally received very positive reviews.
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