Loving Movie Review
Loving Movie ReviewA 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 pacing was good, and so was the tone. I'm not sure how I didn't hear about Loving but I'm glad I got the opportunity to see it.
Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga have a great chemistry. These two actors play so well off of each other. Each one of them gave an outstanding performance in Loving. This might just be me, but there seemed to be minimal dialogue in the film, and the dialogue they do use is very effective. Everything they do on screen seems natural.
These types of films typically have a slower pace to them, but I didn't get that impression in Loving. Sure it might not be the pace of a blockbuster action film, but it's not going for that. I respect the pace that was set and see it as the perfect pace for this film.
The color scheme and lighting were really well done. They played off of each other very well and there was never a dull frame on screen. I don't know who did the lighting, but that person did an excellent job. I like that the colors aren't muted either. Sometimes films go kinda bland with their color scheme, but this film didn't and it felt more true to life at least for me.
There was a solid tone to this film given the time period and the subject the film was based off of. I'm not familiar with the particulars of the actual events Loving was based on, but it felt as though the filmmakers were respecting it. Loving never got over the top, but seemed to keep things grounded in reality. I think Loving set a certain bar for films in the future that deal with this period.
If you get the chance to sit down and see the film Loving, then do so. It's not a quick pace, but a steady one. I think I will be seeing this film again sometime in the future. One more note I almost forgot to mention, there are a few actors I did not expect to be in this film that were and it was nice seeing them. If you get the chance to see Loving I would recommend doing so.
final score: 4/5
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 pacing was good, and so was the tone. I'm not sure how I didn't hear about Loving but I'm glad I got the opportunity to see it.
Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga have a great chemistry. These two actors play so well off of each other. Each one of them gave an outstanding performance in Loving. This might just be me, but there seemed to be minimal dialogue in the film, and the dialogue they do use is very effective. Everything they do on screen seems natural.
These types of films typically have a slower pace to them, but I didn't get that impression in Loving. Sure it might not be the pace of a blockbuster action film, but it's not going for that. I respect the pace that was set and see it as the perfect pace for this film.
The color scheme and lighting were really well done. They played off of each other very well and there was never a dull frame on screen. I don't know who did the lighting, but that person did an excellent job. I like that the colors aren't muted either. Sometimes films go kinda bland with their color scheme, but this film didn't and it felt more true to life at least for me.
There was a solid tone to this film given the time period and the subject the film was based off of. I'm not familiar with the particulars of the actual events Loving was based on, but it felt as though the filmmakers were respecting it. Loving never got over the top, but seemed to keep things grounded in reality. I think Loving set a certain bar for films in the future that deal with this period.
If you get the chance to sit down and see the film Loving, then do so. It's not a quick pace, but a steady one. I think I will be seeing this film again sometime in the future. One more note I almost forgot to mention, there are a few actors I did not expect to be in this film that were and it was nice seeing them. If you get the chance to see Loving I would recommend doing so.
final score: 4/5
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