All Day and a Night Reviews

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though it is probably the best movie I have seen released by Netflix so far this year (it is actually a rather low bar), I was still not really impressed though. I mean, it was definitely a decent watch but I’m afraid I had already seen too many similar movies which were vastly superior. Still, the makers definitely managed to describe a harsh and grim reality, a world where basically virtually no one can succeed, even the kid who joined in the army to get out of the hood. On the down side, I think they did overuse the mixed chronology though. I mean, some of the flashbacks did work, especially when the main character was just a small kid, but the back and forth in the present time before and after the murder was much less convincing. There was also the choice of making the main character rather unremarkable. On one hand, it made the whole thing more realistic and it was rather refreshing that, for once, the main character didn’t turn out to be someone with an exceptional talent who gets crushed by his merciless environment as it is very usually the case in this genre. However, on the other hand, it was rather difficult to root for a guy who didn’t have a lot of redeeming features. At least, the acting was strong thanks to some really solid performances by Ashton Sanders and Jeffrey Wright. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.