Review of Moonlight (2016) by Matsnowie — 09 Feb 2017
It's best described by its beautiful poster. This is a close-up portrait of a single character portrayed by three actors, who manage to convey one of the most realistic and uniform character arcs portrayed by different actors over different ages. It's closest contemporary is Boyhood, which required its lead actor to play the part over 12 years to achieve the same effect.
The supporting parts are all elegantly written around the central character of Little/Chiron/Black, and fill up most of the dialogue. Chiron himself is a man of few words and the performances are more mesmerizing as a result.
As a complete piece of art, this film is a rare example of no weak links. There are no objective flaws to reduce the 10/10 score. People who do not like this film were not the target audience because the truth is not every film is for everyone. But the particular story of a gay black man in the south, told as an intimate character study, has now been told, and it has been told perfectly.
This review of Moonlight (2016) was written by Matsnowie on 09 Feb 2017.
Moonlight has generally received very positive reviews.
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