Malcom & Marie is a one time watch kinda of a movie. The story became less captivating as the movie went on and started to actually rely on Zendaya's sexual attributes and yes, she was sexualized in the movie even though the director tried to hide it by having Malcom (David) says otherwise in the movie as though that's how she dressed in the house on Fridays but the truth is, she was used to keep our attention.
The movie too was an art but the story is far from the truth, couples in any relationship don't argue like that and for that long, therefore, boredom kicks in as you continue to explore the storyline which was stretched far enough than it was required. Thankfully, we had good actors in Zendaya and Washington to take us through to the end of this two stars movie.