Review of The Florida Project (2017) by Keanex — 13 Apr 2020

The Florida Project hit me hard at the end. Part of my life I grew up in a situation that many steps ahead of this, but still lower class. I was fortunate enough to have at least had my own bed and a kitchen in the small 2 bedroom apartment that slept 5 of us. I had other friend who slept in the closet of the master bedroom because their family had 7 people. Our parents were mostly neglectful and we left the house from morning til night. It wasn't half as bad as the situation here, but I can relate and it felt very real.

This is a wonderfully acted, far too real look into a poverty stricken group of people who get by one day at a time. It's heartbreaking and tense. Cinematography and colors are beautiful despite the mess of a life.