Kamal Ali

The best, most engaging, best acted, entertaining version of this time tested story. I'm not sure what movie some of the harsher critics were watching, but Crowe and Blanchett are disarmingly fun to watch, absolutely moving at times, natural, in roles that fit them in every way. IndieWire, Rotten Tomatoes, etc. reviews nearly always come off like white boys on weed, overthought, overwrought, every one a classic oxymoronic testimony to progressive liberalism. As for the "diversity" delusionaries, ideal is a biopic of Frederick Douglas, starring Tom Cruise. Ground breaking!

One of the best movies, in terms of the scene play, atmosphere, acting [diCaprio is magnanimous!], direction, musical score, symbolism and heart, that I've ever seen. I'm 75 years old. This kind of commercial venture is unique to the genre, like Coppola's Godfather II, Kazan's classic Pinky, Sam Woods' course departure, Pinky, and of course, many others

Great Movie! Soul on soul! Lots of subtle black humor that flew over the heads of my white friends, but that's nothing new. Seems the like white critics are--as is usual when it comes to soul folks movies--in the same boat. Po' thangs.

If you've been weaned on, then fed a carb enriched diet of Disney, and Coppola, and Lukas and the boys, it's probably really difficult to appreciate and embrace the fluid, rather subtle, almost brutal honesty of Denis (as it was initially for me) or perhaps, likewise, the revolutionary artistry of Coltrane, or Hubbard, or the stunning mood chaos of Basquiat. And, btw, I totally love the world created by Disney's artists, or Coppola's trilogy and Lukas' Star Wars. Really. But each genre satisfies it's own appetite, which is one of the many beauties of art, I think.