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Small Axe: Lovers Rock (TV)

Small Axe: Lovers Rock

2020

Steve McQueen

Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Micheal Ward, Shaniqua Okwok, Kedar Williams-Stirling ...

6.6

1,127

Drama. Romance A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"It’s a musical and a piece of time and a feeling that’s a privilege to share (...) McQueen’s least conventional, most cinematically impressive work since 'Hunger'"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"It’s a vibrantly detailed, idiosyncratic, at times nearly voyeuristic dub reggae mood piece that casts a spell of time-machine reality."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"An audacious, euphoric experience (...) McQueen’s compositional sense is a marvel; the movie’s period and location is evoked with masterly skill, and the romance is wonderful (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Odie Henderson rogerebert.com	"A delectable feast for the senses (...) The cinematography by Shabier Kirchner and McQueen’s direction make the well-choreographed dance sequences into amazing mini-movies (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Its untethered, ethereal flow is utterly intoxicating, an immersive experience (...) The actors are natural and appealing"	POS
United States	Peter Travers ABC News	"A movie that deserves a mountain of superlatives (...) An immersive experience that invites you to fall under its sensual spell. You won't be able to resist."	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"It’s undoubtedly cinematic art, working small wonders with a sophisticated blend of minor-key storytelling and vibrant choreography that transforms the entire experience into a free-form musical.	POS
United States	Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"It’s a delight to see the director cut loose, along with his gifted behind-the-scenes collaborators (...) and his captivating stars."	POS
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"The director’s talent for plunging you into specific places and feelings is used, for a change, to go somewhere sexy and exhilarating"	POS
United States	Hoai-Tran Bui SlashFilm	"McQueen and co-screenwriter Courttia Newland craft a rich tapestry of lives who flirt and fight with each other over the course of the night (...) Never once does 'Lovers Rock' crash from its exhilarating crests"	POS

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