Harriet movie review 2019




➡In Harriet movie,For the most part, Lemmons keeps things simple and engaging as Harriet faces the perils of her night, on-foot trips head-on, always under the threat of Gideon. And the initially evil yet later-on protective watchful eye of Walter (Henry Hunter Hall, unforgettable and chameleon-esque).

A slave hunter shot by Tubman's conclusion and an exceptional connection to God.  Moving and zippy montage sequences of escape scenes when Harriet has combined with scares stopped and searched by officials that were white elevate the pull than innovative.  But given this is the first film tackling a figure of civil rights history, that simplicity isn't necessarily a bad thing.  Neither is Lemmons' option to maintain the brutality in check prioritizing character research and an inspirational.   But beyond these strategic storytelling choices, Lemmons' greatest asset here is unquestionably the tough-as-nails performance in the core of her film.

Erivo catches Tubman's soul and courage with compassion representing her bravery on a face that toughened she wears with pride.  It is thanks to her reflective commitment the occasional wooden dialog of"Harriet" flows with grace, and the sporadic visual misfortunes do not linger in one's head for too long.  Erivo's performance could develop into a one, although this may not be the movie to tribute an American hero who has neglected on our screens.  And that is not the wrong place.

Harriet Tubman's life story immediately screams cinematic.  Yet somehow, the renowned icon, one of the most celebrated freedom fighters of American history, hasn't been given a significant movie to her title before; true that is even more frustrating considering Hollywood's insatiable appetite for biopics that feature significant male characters.  Throughout her promised to feature"Harriet," director Kasi Lemmons ("Eve's Bayou") thankfully rights this longstanding wrong with enthusiasm, putting forth an attractive retelling of Tubman's rousing tale. At the same time, we wait for the delayed issuing of the new $20 bill slated to honor her legacy.  It is one which entails peerless donations to abolitionism with countless lives saved, after Tubman, played with a stirring Cynthia Erivo here, escaped from the hands of her an owner of slaves. At the Maryland of 1849 at high risk and steadily turned into a fearless, storied conductor on the Underground Railroad. She is embellishing it with short and well-parsed flashbacks, the combined screenplay by Lemmons and Gregory Allen Howard. Diligently portray the tail-end of Minty's down days in the Dorchester County, quickly introducing us to the plantation's soon-to-be-departed patriarch, his callous son Gideon (a chilling Joe Alwyn) along with the innumerable horrors of life in bondage.

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 Initially, she runs away on a whim after confronting permanent separation from her family members and being told by the merciless Brodesses her children. , if she has any, can not be born free regardless of a law (and a letter from a lawyer) that says differently.  But despite making it with the possibility of beginning and a new life, Harriet--her self-chosen title that is free --can not rest easy, knowing that her people continue to endure lives . 

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CAST➡
Cynthia Erivo 
Janelle Monae
Joe Alwyn
Leslie Odom Jr. 
Jennifer Nettles
Tim Guinee
DIRECTED BY➡
Kasi Lemmons
STORY BY➡
Gregory Allen Howard
WRITER➡
Kasi Lemmons
Gregory Allen Howard
CINEMATOGRAPHY ➡
John Toll
COMPOSED BY➡
Terrence Blanchard
EDITED BY➡
Wyatt Smith
IMDb ratings ➡
6.4/10