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Loving Movie Review A Good Little Known Film I recently watched the movie Loving and I found myself enjoying this film greatly. This film came out back in 2016 and I'm surprised I didn't hear about it. Loving is based on a true story and follows Richard Loving ( Joel Edgerton ) along with his wife Mildred Loving ( Ruth Negga ), an interracial couple that got married in Washington D.C. in 1958. But they lived in Virginia which interracial marriage was illegal during that time period. They are basically exiled from the State for 25 years to avoid prison time. The ACLU eventually takes on their case and they fight to live in Virginia and to make their marriage legal across the U.S. and it won't be easy, but they take their case all the way up to the Supreme Court. Loving was a good film. I was browsing around looking for something to watch and I came across this movie. I thought I'd give it a shot and by golly I'm glad I did. The acting was well done, the pa

The Pursuit Of Happyness Movie Review A Great Film A few days ago, I watched The Pursuit Of Happyness which came out back in 2006. I wanted to see it back then, but I didn't get the chance. However, a few days ago I watched The Pursuit Of Happyness for the first time and I loved the film. The Pursuit Of Happyness is based on a true story and follows Chris Gardner (Will Smith) as his life goes from bad to worse while trying to make a better life for himself and his son Christopher (Jaden Smith). He unsuccessfully tries to sell bone density scanners while going through a competitive internship to become a stock broker. I really enjoyed The Pursuit Of Happyness and thought it was a great film beginning to end. The highs and lows of this film are incredible. I think this is one of the best Will Smith films I've seen. There is such an emotional weight to it. The Pursuit Of Happyness captures your attention and holds it from beginning to end. Will Smith is a good actor