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Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Erica Pettersson (faith_hope_love_88) This movie is about such an important topic, and just that in itself makes it well worth watching. The fact that it is based on a real couple who went through what we're seeing here makes it even more genuine. It's heartbreaking, beautiful and at the same time it's about a normal couple just wanting to live their lives in peace.All this considered, I still feel that this movie could have been so much more than it was. For large parts of it the characters felt bland to me. The emotions and character development was lacking.Considering that this is a couple whose love is so strong and whose will to be together seem to survive just about anything I just didn't feel it. I didn't care about the characters the way that you do when they reach beyond the screen and truly touches your heart. It was like I couldn't quite understand why this couple fought like they did to be together, why they took the risks they did, why they didn't give up somewhere along the way etc. This did get a little better towards the end, but by then I didn't even care that much anymore which is sad since, like I said in the beginning of this review, this movie touches upon an important topic. I wanted to like this movie more than I did, if nothing else, then because of that.

latinfineart This small film was very touching. The drama was very real, and very genuine. It is the kind of movie that is not coming out of Hollywood these days, as the studios are experiencing creative bankruptcy. No wonder 2017 has been such a disaster for them, thus far. But, that is a good thing. Too many really inane action films, and the public is saying I do not think so. This film is the antidote to the poison affecting the studios, who are suffering from an astonishing lack of courage. Beautifully acted, with performances by Negga and Edgerton, as well as several other wonderful performances, like the one by the always great Michael Shannon.. The characters felt real. Edgerton played his character with such grace, and subtlety. It was a work of art. He played a quiet giant. Such grace under fire. The editing, cinematography, and direction was pitch perfect. We desperately need more films like this one, which was written, and made for adults. Kids just will not get this film I do not think. I highly recommend this movie, to anyone who enjoys real drama.

hughman55 It's difficult to know where to begin with a film like this. It took nearly 60 years for someone to do this so I guess I would say that at least they took the time to get it right. It is an absolute work of art. And that deserves a lot of attention. But it's also, and primarily, a story about real people and the facts surrounding their lives. Specifically, their marriage. Marriage and raising children is difficult enough; just imagine what it would be like if someone like, say a policeman, stormed 300 years worth of systemic racism, segregation, and slavery, through it. Where this film succeeds so well is that it stays away from that larger picture, and that societal cauldron, and keeps the film focused on the two people at its center. They weren't worldly people. They weren't book smart. And their understanding of the world around them was simple enough to account only for the feelings they had for one another and not the artificial laws that would come to govern them for most of their marriage. I guess I would say that, ultimately, this film brings us into what felt like the real lives of Richard and Mildred Loving. The documentary on which this film is based, "The Loving Story" by Nancy Buriski, is a solid depiction of the actual characters. And Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga are outstanding as the Lovings. Director/screenwriter, Jeff Nichols, keeps the story within the confines of the personal with barely a page of written dialogue for the lead actors. The quietness of their relationship says more than they, or anyone else, could say about them. And there is just enough from the peripheral characters for the viewer to feel the crushing fist of institutionalized racism as they did. I loved this film. The story is compelling and needed to be told from the perspective of its main characters and that was done very well here. The marriage of Richard and Mildred Loving was at the epicenter of one of the most consequential Supreme Court rulings of the 20th Century. A ruling that was unanimous during a time, unlike today, when that was actually possible. The strength of this film is in the touching scenes between the Lovings. Scenes of simplicity like putting your children to bed and then going off to your bedroom at the end of a long day. Richard's daily life was punctuated with monotonous hours as a brick layer where things are predictable and the lines are straight. That was something that he could understand and was comfortable with. Ruth's was one of children and home. That, and one another, was all they wanted. And all they needed. In 1967 the Supreme Court ruled that they should be left to the peace and comfort of a private life. And 60 years later someone made a terrific movie about them. Which is a lot better than not ever making it at all.

edwagreen Joel Edgerton and Ruth Neggia give restrained performances in this film dealing with inter-racial marriage and bigotry and that's part of the problem here. Edgerton talks as if he has marbles in his mouth and Neggia's character of Mildred comes off much too nonchalant with the tremendous problem the inter-racially married couple face.Even when their case ultimately goes to the Supreme Court, we just hear the very generalized opening arguments by the Loving's attorneys. Even when the court reaches its decision, there is very little excitement upon the married couple's response.Am amazed that Ruth Neggia was nominated for a best actress Oscar and after seeing the film and her rather lackluster performance, there is no surprise that she lost.Even the racist police officers come off as rather blase here.