Danielle Deadwyler cannot be ignored this year. What a powerhouse performance that goes right under your skin.
It is such an important, tragic and sheer unbelievable story that finally found its way to the screen and to a broader audience. Injustice in its purest and a shame to mankind. This was realistically and perfectly brought on screen by director Chinonyne Chukwu who did great things with this film. Really not hiding to show uncomfortable things and pure emotions. The screenplay was excellently drafted and therefor easy to keep the attention of the audience through the whole film.
Besides Danielle Deadwyler's performance of a lifetime you will spot other fantastic perforamnces. First of all young Jalyn Hall in the role of Emmett Till really was able to capture the pure essence of his character and naturally brought it ons creen. Franie Faison is always great if he gets the right material and I loved Whoopi Goldberg in her brief performance. She did not have much dialogue but everything was working through her experessions. The best performance besides Deadwyler is a very underrated performance that hopefully will not stay that way: John Douglas Thompson. His confrontation wtih Marmie and also his Trial scenes were simply perfect. Nueanced emotions that gave me constant shivers. Hopefully Thompson will be regarded for this great work he did in such a minor but very important role.
Really an emotional rollercoaster and a must see!
It is such an important, tragic and sheer unbelievable story that finally found its way to the screen and to a broader audience. Injustice in its purest and a shame to mankind. This was realistically and perfectly brought on screen by director Chinonyne Chukwu who did great things with this film. Really not hiding to show uncomfortable things and pure emotions. The screenplay was excellently drafted and therefor easy to keep the attention of the audience through the whole film.
Besides Danielle Deadwyler's performance of a lifetime you will spot other fantastic perforamnces. First of all young Jalyn Hall in the role of Emmett Till really was able to capture the pure essence of his character and naturally brought it ons creen. Franie Faison is always great if he gets the right material and I loved Whoopi Goldberg in her brief performance. She did not have much dialogue but everything was working through her experessions. The best performance besides Deadwyler is a very underrated performance that hopefully will not stay that way: John Douglas Thompson. His confrontation wtih Marmie and also his Trial scenes were simply perfect. Nueanced emotions that gave me constant shivers. Hopefully Thompson will be regarded for this great work he did in such a minor but very important role.
Really an emotional rollercoaster and a must see!