A good movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a decent reputation, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, I really had a hard time to get a good grip on this movie. The fact that I was really exhausted when I watched the damned thing probably didn’t help but that’s a different story. Basically, it was an intriguing story with some solid directing and acting but the fact that nothing was told in a straightforward way was, at best, challenging, and, at worst, slightly frustrating. For example, at first, I thought that Jimmie and Montgomery were brothers and that Danny Glover was their father. At least, it was definitely a beautiful friendship and Jimmie Fails and Jonathan Majors both delivered some strong performances here. Eventually, I think it is one of these movies which are more rewarding to reflect on afterwards than actually watching them (Andrei Tarkovsky was easily the undisputed champion in this genre). In this case, I think this movie was a reflection about the loneliness and hopelessness faced by most black men in the US (for some reason, this movie did focus very little on black women). As a result, many of them end up like this group of young men, hanging in the streets, doing nothing, except being mean or worse to each other and every one that might cross their path. The only way out of this negative behavior might be fantasy and creativity which were embodied by the two main characters. However, even if Jimmie and Montgomery did manage to find some positive outlet, the actual rewards for them will be very little after all. On top of that, it’s easy to preach this from your comfortable couch but it’s a complete different story when you have to face such obstacles on a daily basis from the day you were born. Anyway, to conclude, even if I wasn’t completely sold, it was still a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially you like the genre.