Review of The Woman King (2022) by Josh Larsen for LarsenOnFilm — 22 Sep 2022
Unfortunately the screenplay, by Dana Stevens, relies on crowd-pleasing story beats and injects a groan-worthy romantic subplot; the movie yearns a bit too much to be a hit. At least director Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball, Beyond the Lights, The Old Guard) brings a lively musicality to the sequences depicting Dahomey cultural rituals, as well as a clean ferocity to the many (and gruesome) battle sequences.
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This review of The Woman King (2022) was written by Josh Larsen and published by LarsenOnFilm on 22 Sep 2022.
The Woman King has generally received positive reviews.
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