Loving

Beautifully shot, but that would be the only reason I would put Loving up for any Oscars this year. The performances are great, but not exactly Oscar-worthy, with the stand-out being Edgerton. The plot is thin, without too much consequence or action to keep it from getting stale, but it still provides interesting, historical insight. It's not bad by any means, but it's not all that worthwhile.

A good movie, albeit one which is fluctuating between being admirably restrained and somewhat stunted. Moreover, there's a few instances of unreasonably poorly masked exposition. The endearing Ruth Negga deserved the Oscar nomination she got for her strong and assured performance, and I cannot for the life of me grasp why the members of the Academy could possibly go for 'Hidden Figures' instead of this.

Not only does its modest story have little meat on its bones, but the film's disparate elements don't feel like they're part of the same cohesive whole. Almost like watching multiple movies at once and you sort of pick one you connect with the most. You expect filmmakers to always push themselves further, regardless of the content or genre they tackle, but I think Nichols may have peaked too soon with Take Shelter.

Nichols apparently developed a second man crush on Edgerton, I'm wondering how Shannon feels, and for good reason. Edgerton is one hell of an actor, he knows how to make something powerful with just the right silence, a rare skill indeed. Negga was good in her own right, but I wonder if I'm the only person who located the humor in Ruth Negga portraying an influential figure in race equality laws. Her name is Negga, come on, guys? Is that not the least bit funny? Pretty movie, but not riveting.

Half-Baked: The Movie. The villain, the car racing, the racial perspectives, the father, family, the children, the love and sacrifices, the law and the social injustice, the impact, they all make a brief appearence, yet none of them is fully explored or organically interwoven. They are just there, it's up to the viewer to make something of it.

Movies like this make me both miss and despise my home, the south. In Nichols' film, you hear the thrum of cicadas, feel the warmth of the sun speckled by oak branches, and see the romance of it all. The settings evoked so effortlessly here serve to highlight the disparity of the south's charm against all the hate and ignorance it was/still is steeped in. The nuances of the atmosphere permeate the moving lead performances too. Loving isn't perfect and falters a bit towards the end, though.

A mellow portrayal of a mellow couple that reluctantly made a difference down South. I'm glad they didn't exaggerate the political aspect of a inter-rational couple in midst of a Civil Rights uproar, and instead focused on this being about simple couple, with simple needs, with a simple wish to stay married in their hometown where they both had grown up. Absolutely Loving (2016).

I liked Jeff Nichols more when he wasn't making two films a year.

For all the good intensions and importance this is dreary and boring filmmaking.

This could have been an overwrought melodrama, but Nichols does a great job of presenting a family that just wants to be a family.

The overly familiar story is very much saved by the direction and cinematography. It's presented very nicely, and I enjoyed the slow pace and lack of melodrama (apart from the music). It's an important true story, and I'm not saying it doesn't deserve to be told, but it's ultimately not terribly cinematic. Negga is good, though not necessarily deserving of an Oscar nomination, I don't think. And all the other performances are fine. Nice enough overall, but probably forgettable.

Unbelievable true story that in 1958 such things happened in the USA. What stupid judges were there in Virginia of talking nonsense about black and white people.

Powerful, moving drama succeeds as well as it does by being almost unbearably restrained and straightforward in dealing with its lofty themes of racism and prejudice - by presenting the universal as specific to this couple, Nichols has created an engrossing love story for the ages, marked by Edgerton and Negga's quietly devastating performances. Kroll also scores strongly in support as their scrappy underdog lawyer.

Rith Negga is a marvel and the methodical nature of the film helps to balance out what could have been a very melodramatic story, but is it too much to ask for just a little more tension?

Excellent cast attached to a good story that feels a bit slow but is definitely worth seeing.

I wanted to love this because Ruth Negga is so compelling. But script-wise I didn't care so much about their love story. Maybe if they had expanded on how they met or their upbringing, but instead it drops you in the middle of the legal stuff. Doesn't have much to say either about the racial or sexual politics which is a lost opportunity given the subject matter. And while it had a few moments, they didn't have enough chemistry to uplift this.

rahatlıkla kitleci bir tavırla anlatılacak bir hikayeyi öyle ince dokunuşlarla ve aşırı dramatize etmeden anlatıyor ki nichols, filmografisi de düşünüldüğünde bugünlerin en özel yönetmenlerinden birine çoktan dönüştüğünü gösteriyor. burada en kritik eleştiri çiftin birbiriyle olan bağına başlangıçta olduğu gibi daha fazla bakmak ihtiyacı olabilir, ancak bu da çiftin yaşadıkları bu "yasadışılığın" bir sonucu olarak görülebilir. senenin en samimiler

80.00+.50 = 80.50.

The leads are good and the cinematography is great, but the directing falls awfully short. How can a movie where something constantly happens drag so badly?

A bit... uninspiring to me. Yes, it was a well-done story of striking down anti-miscegenation laws with obvious implications for gay marriage. But beyond that...?

Nichols is incredible, and the performances by Edgerton and Negga are unstated by effective. In fact, the entire movie refuses to go huge; too often, these types of films do that but here the intimacy and love of the marriage shines through. There are moments where it's a little boring, and that keeps it from reaching higher heights. Now, this is Nichols' worst film so far but I still rate it an 80 because while I quite enjoyed it, I'm not LOVING it. Also, way to sneak Shannon in there again.

Another great looking film in the southern tinged canon of Nichols. Ngl kind of a snoozer tho.

I strongly believe Ruth Negga deserved the Oscar for her delicate performance in this. Ah well...

A well made movie that suffers due to a lack of consequences.

It's probably Nichols worst movie story wise but the direction and the look of it save it. I read somewhere they were looking to No Country for Old Men on how to do certain shots and I think they took a little more than how to use this certain dolly properly. It's def a return to form style wise.

I appreciate for a movie that sounds like oscarbait, it stays very subtle and never gets melodramatic. But it's bit too in love wit it's characters; they are too perfect, never is there any real conflict. Edgerton an Negga give great performances.

A vital story told in reverential, dreary fashion. Good performances keep it watchable.

Jeff Nichols is a master at filming marriages with this and Take Shelter. It helps he gets great actors to portray the roles. Negga and Edgerton are in top form playing each character with depth and incredible grace. Both get to show a fair share of weaknesses and strengths within the relationship and how they prop each other up. This movie could have very easily fell victim to being over-dramatic in more amateurish hands. As it is it's a subtle and lovely historical romance drama.

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A solid but uneventful civil rights drama that's possibly a bit too understated for its own good. The decision to focus on the Lovings is understandable but while Negga's Mildred is a watchable and interesting character, Edgerton's Richard, however accurately portrayed he might be, simply isn't compelling enough to hang a film on.

Boring.

I'm hovering in this middle ground where I don't know whether to praise this film for its lack of melodrama and theatrics and speechifying, or point out that these same deficiencies make an inherently interesting story, well, pretty dry. (For better or worse, this film is the photo negative opposite of what an Aaron Sorkin version of the same events would have been.) It is ultimately still effective and well-acted though.

Pure Nichols', even being his weakest film: a caring eye for framing affection ("tell them (Supreme Court) I love her", says Rich to his lawyer), a nice sense of balancing drama and racial tensions, but never raising the tone to a more emotional atmosphere. The director keep things low-profile, investing in domestic, everyday life, struggles and court moments. More the case where Nichols applies his inner America dramas to a dramatization that maybe needed a little more energy.

The Arkansas-born Nichols, 37, knows how to tell a true story of injustice without underling emotions to trumpet a blaring self-importance. The film sneaks up on you, quiet-like, until its implications accumulate. And then it crushes you.

Understated performances and a simple story but this evocation of life for everyday people (who shape social history)is very moving and relevant.

Confirms my belief that the worst of all evil assholes are the one who just can't mind their own fucking business. Anyhow. The movie tries very hard to make a point about how these people who fought for civil liberties were not liberal citydwellers, but rather rural, salt-of-the-earth, hardworking, ordinary folks. In other words, kinda boring. Ruth Negga manages to spin the little she is given to work with into quiet dignity, but Joel Edgerton just comes off as alternately dour and a bit simple.

Very correct and proper filmmaking in most ways, with some notable deviations such as the dearth of villainous characters. "The State of Virginia" and Segregtion provide for amorphous antagonists with an ever-present yet non-specific show of force, which I found to be an interesting choice. It only skims the surface politically and judicially, but nevertheless appeals in its simplicity, and in large part due to Edgerton's cagey Richard and Negga's shy Mildred.

A very solid biopic with very good performances by Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga, but almost too low-key for its own good - and why cut the climactic courtroom scenes short?

And here I go again with Nichols, a filmmaker I admire but who I just can't seem to click with. I always find his films worthwhile, and this is no exception. This film affirms the "pristine liberal mind," which I have to admit I enjoy. But I can't say the film feels as vital as it should, probably because interracial marriage is so common these days. I wonder whether the film would express that vitality better if it did more to dramatize the opposition in ways that made sense of those people.

Well balanced and focused film and at the same time emotional, touching. Important story with breathtaking performance from Ruth Negga.

The strong performances are wasted on what is an ultimately uneventful picture that doesn't actually have that much to say. What spikes of drama that do occur are resolved with little excitement, and while it's hard to knock the movie for keeping the focus on the couple at the trial's center, some courtroom combat could have added a much-needed spark by making the leads feel more invested in the fight for their love.

First and foremost, Loving is a story about love and the sacrifices we make for love. The fact that the story is shaped around a pivotal supreme court case is an added bonus, but the focus is on our two main characters. Loving makes it's point with gazes, touches, and softly spoken words. It may seem counterintuitive to tell a civil rights story without yelling, violence, and grand gestures, but Nichols steers clear of this and accomplishes something more difficult.