This movie was telling a story that needs to be told ..but as I see they were trying to paint a picture of a love story and go back and forth in time , it was very long drawn out boring dark gloomy and sad. The best scenes were the few that had Regina King in them. I was also not happy with the ending. The movie left us all guessing if Fonnie ever really got out of prison and what his deal entailed. ..very disappointed ..I am really trying to understand the critics reviews ..I am lost. Because the movie fell flat for me and everyone that was in the theater ..we talked about it afterwards..I was trying not to fall asleep while others were heard zzzzzzz