Review of Shoplifters (2018) by Thatfilmguy20 — 16 Feb 2019
A breathtaking display of realism, I'm in complete awe right now, Shoplifters tells a touching story that evokes so many emotions and it does it well, it's seemingly simple at first sight but it's so nuanced to a point where you'd find yourself expecting a certain ending, preferably happy, but this film sticks to realism and it dismantles the social norms with such grace to a point where it offers a new insight to a world unknown to most, where people long for family love and they're desperate to have someone to call family, I must admit that it made me tear up at certain times on account of the raw emotions it conveys.
The acting here is marvelous, it's more of a team effort as every character completes another and ultimately form an arc that tells the story in a brilliant way.
Shoplifters is a rare exercise of social realism, it gets its message across so elegantly, filmmaking at its finest.
This review of Shoplifters (2018) was written by Thatfilmguy20 on 16 Feb 2019.
Shoplifters has generally received very positive reviews.
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