Review of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) by Movie_Freak — 28 Jan 2021
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a very good movie. It doesn't go the normal way other musicals do, but has a lot of unique style and focus on character conflict and emotions. The costumes are amazing, like the performances.
Boseman and Davis give probably the best performances of their career, and the supporting cast like Turman and Domingo are both really good too. The editing, makeup and production design are superb, with some great sets and editing during the music recording scene.
However, this films has some pacing issues, and gets quite boring after it's exciting premise. But other than that, it's a very sold film that also highlights important issues like racism. The character conflict is dealt with really well with some superb dialogues and banter.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is one of the better films of 2020 and should get recognition at the Oscars for various major and technical categories.
This review of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) was written by Movie_Freak on 28 Jan 2021.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom has generally received positive reviews.
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