A good movie

To be honest, I had no idea what this movie was about but it seemed to be pretty cool and, since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even if there were many things I really enjoyed in this flick, at the end of the day, it wasn’t a really strong story though. Indeed, the whole thing was basically some kind of black version of ‘Thelma & Louise’. Seriously, it followed the exact same pattern, even with the over-the-top tragic ending. Well, since I’m not really a huge fan of Ridley Scott’s classic, there was little chance that I would suddenly fall in love with this concept, especially since the makers didn’t bring anything really new, except the ethnicity and gender of the characters. As a result, you get a rather basic road-trip which is, in my opinion, one of the laziest genres. Of course, the characters keep making some quirky encounters and, of course, they bond with each other in the process. Some of the scenes still worked, like when they went dancing but too many other scenes, like when they went horse riding, were just too much. Still, there is no denying that Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith made such a charismatic couple together. Seriously, where this girl came from? Eventually, if the material was rather derivative, they were always convincing and always fascinating to behold. There was also the obvious link with the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests and the heart-breaking fact that, in the US, being pulled over by the police might be one of the most dangerous events occurring in the life of any black man or woman. All these ideas were interesting but to squeeze them into a generic road-trip was not the way to go. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch though and I think it is worth a look.