xWRL
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Poitier shows himself to be a better actor than director. Any number of scenes are well done, but there's something wrong with the way they fit together, Juggling between plots that have little to do with one another, the film needs better transitions between the scenes. The dialog is forgettable. The movie could have used a more accomplished director.
Still, the acting is fine. Also on the plus side, we are treated to a young, almost trim James Earl Jones, recognizable,mainly by that luscious bass baritone voice, and there are some nice location shots of Chicago.
I frankly had been hoping for a better movie, but it did keep me watching right to the end.
Still, the acting is fine. Also on the plus side, we are treated to a young, almost trim James Earl Jones, recognizable,mainly by that luscious bass baritone voice, and there are some nice location shots of Chicago.
I frankly had been hoping for a better movie, but it did keep me watching right to the end.
I started watching because of Morris Chestnut, who is a delight to watch, and I've continued watching just to see what all the hate is coming from in the user reviews. I have yet to figure that out, since the reviews devote more words to spewing contempt than to explaining themselves. I'll just keep watching until I figure out what the problem is.
Yes, some of the dialog and acting is stiff. On the other hand, there are 100% professional production values, 100% unpredictable plot twists, and Morris Chestnut, who is a joy to see in a role that for nearly a century has for attracted some of the finest talent, even though here the role itself is twisted beyond recognition.
Yes, some of the dialog and acting is stiff. On the other hand, there are 100% professional production values, 100% unpredictable plot twists, and Morris Chestnut, who is a joy to see in a role that for nearly a century has for attracted some of the finest talent, even though here the role itself is twisted beyond recognition.
If you're tired of documentaries about John and Yoko, read no further. But if you enjoy seeing John and Yoko remembered in a positive light, this documentary offers an hour and a half of visuals--none that I recall seeing before.
Yoko is a hard sell, if you've followed the press on her, but here we see her at her best--as a person, as an artist, and through the transformative effect she has on John. How much of that is just spin? Decide for yourself, but one has to wonder about the impartiality of some who decried her as a foreigner.
One unintentionally revealing point is that the couple are said to have retreated to their mansion Tittenhurst Park for privacy. Who could blame them, yet the footage for this documentary comes almost exclusively from *hundreds of hours* recorded there in that two-year period!
Some of my favorite scenes are Lennon absent-mindedly riffing and Yoko gazing lovingly at John. They were lucky to have each other.
Yoko is a hard sell, if you've followed the press on her, but here we see her at her best--as a person, as an artist, and through the transformative effect she has on John. How much of that is just spin? Decide for yourself, but one has to wonder about the impartiality of some who decried her as a foreigner.
One unintentionally revealing point is that the couple are said to have retreated to their mansion Tittenhurst Park for privacy. Who could blame them, yet the footage for this documentary comes almost exclusively from *hundreds of hours* recorded there in that two-year period!
Some of my favorite scenes are Lennon absent-mindedly riffing and Yoko gazing lovingly at John. They were lucky to have each other.