Review of The Good Lie (2014) by Bradley W — 17 Jan 2015
The Good Lie may go a little off the deep end with the fish out of water humor, but it succeeds at being a emotional and effective drama with great performances from the entire cast. It follows a group of child African refugees called who had to walk a thousand miles after their homes were destroyed, and 13 years later were brought to America.
I thought the beginning of this film was a brilliant tale of survival, and the story that followed was them adjusting to life in America and it worked well because we see the differences between these two worlds and what we take for granted.
Some will argue the film got too Hollywood, trying to make these men look like idiots who weren't even taught how to use a telephone before coming here, but if you ignore little things like this you actually have a solid and well directed drama.
I very much enjoyed this movie, and I highly recommend it.
This review of The Good Lie (2014) was written by Bradley W on 17 Jan 2015.
The Good Lie has generally received positive reviews.
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