It may not be a movie for everyone, but its powerful story is worth watching
Director RaMell Ross makes his debut with his first film after his three great documentaries. This time he adapts Colson Whitehead's fantastic book that won him his second Pulitzer Prize for this raw story based on real events.
A daring staging.
There are decisions that mark when it comes to rewarding a job or not, and that is the case that brings us to the staging that RaMell Ross decides and this subjective vision that he applies to his two main characters. In a certain way it is a decision that I do value quite a lot for a director who wants to make a new impression in his debut on the big screen. If I agree completely with that, well no, because it greatly limits being able to enter in a better way into a story as powerful as what he has in his hands. For those film lovers who are looking for new sensations, this is a bet that will be very popular, and this is confirmed by its nomination for best film at the next Oscars. However, for a more traditional viewer it will be an experience that they will not be able to fully enjoy, because it is true that the film and its script are difficult to follow.
Boldness does not come sustained to the end.
While the film is quite captivating in its first hour, when the moment of explosion arrives, this same audacity at the beginning prevents us from enjoying more intensely its final outcome, which deserved a much less revolutionary intention to understand the great final climax that it has on its shoulders. In any case, the direction is neat and calculated, but it does not end up being a satisfactory blow for everyone.
His story is so powerful, it makes up for everything.
Although it is not visually perfect, it is a deep, sad and meaningful story that compensates for certain decisions when we begin to understand the entire path that this pair of friends travel within the hell that their environment represents. Its script supports certain monologues and scenes that captivate and connect with the viewer who decides to give this proposal by RaMell Ross a chance until the end . It is also helped by a good cast that manages to make this visual proposal by its director emotionally bearable.
Conclusion.
Ultimately, we are faced with a film that has the appeal to conquer a large part of the public, with a risky visual proposal imprinted by a director who seeks to give his own touch to a moving and heartbreaking story that may have been much more powerful with other decisions in tow, but it is still an assumption. The reality is that Nickel Boys has its own merits to validate its place among the best of 2024, it may not be for all viewers, but, nevertheless, it is worth giving it a chance to have your own impression of its final result.
A daring staging.
There are decisions that mark when it comes to rewarding a job or not, and that is the case that brings us to the staging that RaMell Ross decides and this subjective vision that he applies to his two main characters. In a certain way it is a decision that I do value quite a lot for a director who wants to make a new impression in his debut on the big screen. If I agree completely with that, well no, because it greatly limits being able to enter in a better way into a story as powerful as what he has in his hands. For those film lovers who are looking for new sensations, this is a bet that will be very popular, and this is confirmed by its nomination for best film at the next Oscars. However, for a more traditional viewer it will be an experience that they will not be able to fully enjoy, because it is true that the film and its script are difficult to follow.
Boldness does not come sustained to the end.
While the film is quite captivating in its first hour, when the moment of explosion arrives, this same audacity at the beginning prevents us from enjoying more intensely its final outcome, which deserved a much less revolutionary intention to understand the great final climax that it has on its shoulders. In any case, the direction is neat and calculated, but it does not end up being a satisfactory blow for everyone.
His story is so powerful, it makes up for everything.
Although it is not visually perfect, it is a deep, sad and meaningful story that compensates for certain decisions when we begin to understand the entire path that this pair of friends travel within the hell that their environment represents. Its script supports certain monologues and scenes that captivate and connect with the viewer who decides to give this proposal by RaMell Ross a chance until the end . It is also helped by a good cast that manages to make this visual proposal by its director emotionally bearable.
Conclusion.
Ultimately, we are faced with a film that has the appeal to conquer a large part of the public, with a risky visual proposal imprinted by a director who seeks to give his own touch to a moving and heartbreaking story that may have been much more powerful with other decisions in tow, but it is still an assumption. The reality is that Nickel Boys has its own merits to validate its place among the best of 2024, it may not be for all viewers, but, nevertheless, it is worth giving it a chance to have your own impression of its final result.
- saolivaresm
- Feb 15, 2025