Review of Moonlight (2016) by Sanjaya B — 24 Sep 2017
IMHO, Moonlight is another 2016 movie which is overrated (besides Manchester by the Sea of course). Don't get me wrong, it is a good movie, but it wasn't that great. Maybe just maybe, because it is capturing the social issue of a true minority (black and gay), so it has everybody attention.
As for the performance, the one that shines in this movie IMHO is Thandie Newton alone. While for Mahershala Ali's won at the oscar? Well, it just a good performance in the right movie, not the one that will blown you away like Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight, Christopher Plummer in Beginners, or J.K. Simmons in Whiplash.
Overall, it was a good movie about the journey of life (divided into 3 chapter : kid, teen, and adult). However I still enjoy Boyhood very much in the category of a movie about a kid growing up.
This review of Moonlight (2016) was written by Sanjaya B on 24 Sep 2017.
Moonlight has generally received very positive reviews.
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