This movie was another highly anticipated one for me.
This movie starrs Danielle Deadwyler (STARZ’s “P-Valley”), Jalyn Hall (“Space Jam: A New Legacy”), Frankie Faison (“The Rookie”), Haley Bennett (“The Devil All The Time”), Whoopi Goldberg (“Luck”), just to name a few.
The movie was directed by Chinonye Chukwu.
This movie was released on October 14th 2022.
Onto the premise: In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.
Let me just start off by saying the lead performance was outstanding. There’s not a parent in the world who could even begin to imagine what the Till family endured. Nor would any parent ever want to deal with so much pain.
While the movie takes certain liberties-it’s still a movie, the story behind the real life event stayed true.
I found the movie hard to watch at times. The story comes down to a mother’s simple quest for justice in the murder of her son. To those not familiar with Emmit Till’s story, I encourage you to look it up for yourself.
Danielle Deadwyler plays Till’s mother and she gives a knockout performance rivaling anyone who’s won an academy award. In fact, I’d say she would be the front runner this year for best actress. Like I said, it’s a hard watch but terrific movie nonetheless.
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