Review of Loving (2016) by Beecee — 28 Nov 2016

This is a somewhat low-key film that presents the married life of Richard and Mildred Loving, the interracial Virginia couple who are prevented from living as a married couple in their home state of Virginia in the 1950's and 1960's and who wind up going to the Supreme Court to defend their rights.

Their case voided all the miscegenation laws still on the books in the south. The acting of the two main characters was superb, and I was riveted to the screen, even though I knew how it would all turn out.

The director could have included more histrionics and drama, but I felt that his presentation was true to the nature of the Lovings. It was fascinating to see that the demure housewife Mildred was really the more courageous of the two in the pursuit of justice.