An average movie

I have to admit that I’m not really a huge fan of Beyoncé and I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, pretty much like ‘Homecoming’ that she released last year on Netflix, even though this movie also received some stellar reviews, to be honest, I wasn’t exactly thrilled by the end-result. I mean, it was visually really neat and Beyoncé who wore so many costumes was especially quite gorgeous but, like some other similar movies like ‘The Wall’ or ‘Moonwalker’, it did feel slightly pretentious. At least, Beyoncé didn’t make the mistake of adding some plot which is usually misguided in this genre but it did make the whole thing pretty random. Furthermore, I understand that this movie was supposed to be a visual companion to her album ‘The Lion King: The Gift’ which was itself linked to the remake of ‘The Lion King’ but, except for a few quotes coming from the film which would come up really randomly, the link with this movie was just too thin. Finally, pretty much like with ‘Homecoming’, even if I did respect the work done and the strong artistic vision, to be honest, there was not a single song that really blew me away. Concerning the message provided, with the current ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement, it couldn’t have been more topical though. Of course, some might be offended (with such a title, she was already asking for some trouble) but, for the black folk who has been undermined, humiliated, oppressed and discriminated for centuries, they could definitely use such a powerful statement. Anyway, to conclude, I wonder why the critics praised this movie so much (right now, I has only a 5.5 rating from the IMDb viewers) but, even if I wasn’t really impressed, it was still a decent watch and it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in Beyoncé.