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Shanny 2021-12-20 08:01:02
[Film Review] Fences (2016) 6.8/10 and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) 7.3/10
Two film adaptations of August Wilson's plays, FENCES is Denzel Washington's third sortie as a director, who also acts as the producer of MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM and is committed to bring Wilson's CENTURY CIRCLE (10 plays in total, each takes place in one specific decade from 1900s t0 1990s) onto...
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Pasquale 2022-04-21 09:02:25
Don't be fooled by the word "black"
Never thought that "Fences" was such a great movie!
This is the second work directed by Denzel Washington, the first being The Great Debater. I have seen almost every film he has acted in over the years, and I have almost decided that according to his personality and values, "Fences", like "The...
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Christian 2022-03-22 09:01:59
Annoying the male protagonist, not to mention the resonance can't even achieve a little empathy, and the female protagonist can't agree with their values and behaviors at all. It's not easy for me to read it. There are only a few scenes in the whole film, and it feels like watching a stage play.
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Angie 2022-03-22 09:01:59
⒈When I heard Denzel Washington chattering about topics that I didn't like, I had a hunch that this film would not be my thing, and sure enough, the later made me impatient and fast forward; ⒉Viola Day Weiss has a lot of roles in the film, and she can be regarded as the heroine of "Fences". I don't know why the supporting actress was nominated or won in the awards season? ⒊ I didn't notice that Denzel Washington was the director before, and only knew that it was a drama adaptation. No wonder he was so talkative!
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