Loved Moonlight and was expecting a lot from this film.
The basic problem is simple: this should have been a play.
It doesn't work as a movie despite strong acting because the plot is thin
and Jenkins' decision to slow the pace to a crawl exacerbates the lack of plot.
There wasn't an original idea in the movie and the heavy reliance on stereotypes made it preachy.
Potential viewers should ask why it took 44 years for this James Baldwin novel
to make it to the screen before watching.
Review of If Beale Street Could Talk
