Review of Moonlight (2016) by Marjon O — 16 May 2017

Here's the rub- Moonlight is beautifully filmed, acted, directed and the narrative split into three acts is both seemless and elegant. I also liked Naomie Harris (in a largely over-looked performance) as the negligent crack- addict mum.

The only thing that fell a bit short was Chyrone's teenage homosexual tryst with a school friend. I didn't feel that this brief encounter of lust would have captivated him on a romantic level (especially after the same 'friend' pummels him in the school yard to impress his peers).

Is Chyrone suffering from Stockholm Syndrome? Is this the only man he's romantically attracted to? Someone who shares a joint and jerks him off, then repeatedly gay bashes him? Oh well, each to his own.

Good film anyway.