A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
Directed by : Marielle Heller
Imdb link -> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3224458/
We are trying to give the world positive ways of dealing with their feelings.
Based on true story of the friendship between Tv celebrity Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel. Fred was famous for his program 'Mister Rogers Neighborhood' that was highly educational meant for children but he helped adults too. I have no idea of these people so can't draw the comparisons in the movie, narration isn't played in a biopic fashion so that does help. Its hard not to love Tom Hanks in this performance as he tries to showcase kindness all the time when trying to help others or Lloyd who is very cynical and has been going through issues with dad. At times I felt it was going too much, maybe because I myself ain't into the 'kind' thing because you hardly see such people in today's age. But watching such person on screen for 2 hours (he has lesser screen time though) is a blessing. The Lloyd story is bit messy for me, it works at places while rest times I was feeling the need for 'get a Rogers scene next now'. Very much like Marielle's last movie 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?', this movie too keeps you interested mainly for the lead actor's performance (in this case its Hanks supporting act), while the movie as a whole is good in parts only even if the idea or the intentions to spread kindness is a noble one. Might work better for people who either have seen the show when it used to air, or they believe its a beautiful world.
My Rating : 5/10
Just Mercy
Directed by : Destin Daniel Cretton
Imdb link -> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4916630/
Each of us is more than the worst thing we have ever done.
Bryan Stevenson (played by Michael B Jordan) who is a civil rights defense attorney heads to Alabama to defend the wrongly condemned death row prisoners. He takes the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (played by Brie Larson) with his 1st case of Walter McMillian (played by Jamie Foxx). It may be unpopular opinion but my only problem with the movie was Michael B Jordan, who for me underplays the character. Brie does well in a supporting act, but its Jamie Foxx and his characters intereactions in the prison inmates that makes for a compelling and at times a hard watch specially the death by electric chair scene. You just feel for the people who get wrongly accused and die or live entire life in prison for a crime they never did. Just Mercy is a very moving story and despite my reservations against Michael, I enjoyed the movie a lot.
My Rating : 7/10
Directed by : Marielle Heller
Imdb link -> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3224458/
We are trying to give the world positive ways of dealing with their feelings.
Based on true story of the friendship between Tv celebrity Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel. Fred was famous for his program 'Mister Rogers Neighborhood' that was highly educational meant for children but he helped adults too. I have no idea of these people so can't draw the comparisons in the movie, narration isn't played in a biopic fashion so that does help. Its hard not to love Tom Hanks in this performance as he tries to showcase kindness all the time when trying to help others or Lloyd who is very cynical and has been going through issues with dad. At times I felt it was going too much, maybe because I myself ain't into the 'kind' thing because you hardly see such people in today's age. But watching such person on screen for 2 hours (he has lesser screen time though) is a blessing. The Lloyd story is bit messy for me, it works at places while rest times I was feeling the need for 'get a Rogers scene next now'. Very much like Marielle's last movie 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?', this movie too keeps you interested mainly for the lead actor's performance (in this case its Hanks supporting act), while the movie as a whole is good in parts only even if the idea or the intentions to spread kindness is a noble one. Might work better for people who either have seen the show when it used to air, or they believe its a beautiful world.
My Rating : 5/10
Just Mercy
Directed by : Destin Daniel Cretton
Imdb link -> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4916630/
Each of us is more than the worst thing we have ever done.
Bryan Stevenson (played by Michael B Jordan) who is a civil rights defense attorney heads to Alabama to defend the wrongly condemned death row prisoners. He takes the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (played by Brie Larson) with his 1st case of Walter McMillian (played by Jamie Foxx). It may be unpopular opinion but my only problem with the movie was Michael B Jordan, who for me underplays the character. Brie does well in a supporting act, but its Jamie Foxx and his characters intereactions in the prison inmates that makes for a compelling and at times a hard watch specially the death by electric chair scene. You just feel for the people who get wrongly accused and die or live entire life in prison for a crime they never did. Just Mercy is a very moving story and despite my reservations against Michael, I enjoyed the movie a lot.
My Rating : 7/10
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