POSITIVES…
If you're in the mood of seeing a couple drive each other crazy…
Opens with a lively sequence to "Down and Out in New York City" by James Brown, that just grabs your attention.
John David Washington is acting his butt off here! Electrifying performance.
Zendaya is excellent and outstanding. Commands the screen with aplomb.
I mean, it's unavoidable in that this literally only has the two actors, but they play off each other really really really well.
Monologues. Monologues. Monologues. Lots of monologues with powerful lines.
"What about William Wyler?"
It has commentary. It has lots of things to say. Thought provoking things. Meta movie stuff!
Song choices in this movie are fantastic, and even work in parallel with the story.
That scene (my favorite scene) about the film critic review, is a good reason why I write my reviews in this format.
NEGATIVES…
You know what? It really doesn't help when this movie is just unable to make me care about the two lead characters. Especially when there are only two characters in this!
Can get kinda boring, aimless, and repetitive.
Wouldn't be surprised if you find this movie obnoxious and annoying.
There's an air of pretentiousness to the film.
Honestly, I don't think having this in black & white does anything particularly special to the presentation.
I wouldn't blame you, if you turned off this movie after 20 or 30 minutes, or are just completely find yourself distracted on your phone instead.
Speaking of minutes. Maybe this could have been shorter? Seriously.
There are multiple points in this when I went "oh, what now?!" Yeah. It can get frustrating to watch.
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