I have a soft spot for people called Bayard. I can't help feeling the film may have been more commercially successful if it were called 'Bayard' rather than 'Rustin'. A missed opportunity perhaps. The film itself is extremely bland. It plays out exactly as you would expect, with almost no memorable or unique scenes to be found. This one was a slog to get through.
The only thing keeping the film from being a complete dumpster fire was Colman Domingo's Oscar nominated leading performance. He was very good and deserved a better script to work with.
Otherwise though, this is a very hard film to find praise in. I was thankful it wasn't overly long, but even the short run time it does have seemed to drag on for an eternity. 4/10.
The only thing keeping the film from being a complete dumpster fire was Colman Domingo's Oscar nominated leading performance. He was very good and deserved a better script to work with.
Otherwise though, this is a very hard film to find praise in. I was thankful it wasn't overly long, but even the short run time it does have seemed to drag on for an eternity. 4/10.