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Loving

2016

Jeff Nichols

Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Michael Shannon, Marton Csokas ...

6.5

5,281

Drama. Romance The film centers on Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple who married in June 1958. They were arrested, thrown into jail, and exiled from the state. For the next nine years, the couple fought for their marriage and the right to return home as a family.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Edgerton plays Richard with a stoic, inarticulate nobility (...) while Negga pinpoints Mildred’s quiet strength. But Nichols (...) reduces them to (...) spectators in their own film (...) The tasteful restraint doesn’t lead to a greater emotional payoff."	NEU
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"'Loving' is a humble, soft-spoken film (...) it features two of the best American performances in years, from Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga."	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"A socially conscious drama that admirably underplays its importance."	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"'Loving' is that rare mainstream film that provokes frustration and rage without resorting to monologues or melodrama (...) There’s no sense of exploitation here (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"While'Loving' is for the most part a no-frills, almost sedate affair, the drama finds its real power in two strong lead performances (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"'Loving' is an unpretentious film about unassuming real people, but don't let that mislead you (...) a film of quiet but quite significant strengths"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Nichols has given us a quietly devastating film that resonates for the here and now and marches to the cadences of history and the heart (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga bring strength to a true story of an unlawful interracial marriage in 50s America that is earnest but underpowered (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"'Loving' offers no fancy tricks, but benefits from Nichols' gentle approach, which leaves room for the two performances to shine."	POS

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