Review of The Last Tree (2020) by Brent_Marchant — 29 Jun 2020

While this coming of age tale tries valiantly to make a meaningful statement, its underdeveloped narrative and unresolved story threads keep it from reaching its potential greatness. The film's impressive performances (especially by lead Sam Adewunmi), superb cinematography and complementary score mesh well together, but it's unfortunate that the underlying script doesn't make use of them to best advantage.

With nods to "Moonlight" and other productions, director Shola Amoo does a capable job of telling the protagonist's story, but he just can't quite pull them all together, especially in the final act.

Still, the filmmaker, in his sophomore feature offering, is someone to watch in future releases, especially if he hones his writing to match the quality of the images he displays on screen.