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Title: The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jimmie Fails | ... | Jimmie Fails | |
| Jonathan Majors | ... | Montgomery Allen | |
| Rob Morgan | ... | James Sr. | |
| Tichina Arnold | ... | Wanda Fails | |
| Mike Epps | ... | Bobby | |
| Finn Wittrock | ... | Clayton | |
| Danny Glover | ... | Grandpa Allen | |
| Willie Hen | ... | Preacher | |
| Jamal Trulove | ... | Kofi | |
| Antoine Redus | ... | Nitty (as Antoine 'Milk' Redus) | |
| Isiain Lalime | ... | Gunna (as Isiain Lalime) | |
| Jordan Gomes | ... | Jordan | |
| Maximilienne Ewalt | ... | Mary (as Maxamilliene Ewalt) | |
| Michael O'Brien | ... | Terry | |
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Daewon Song | ... | Ricky |
Jimmie Fails IV, a black man, is a third generation San Franciscan. Having been pushed out by circumstances like many others, Jimmie, who works a low paying job as a nurse in a seniors' care facility, returned to San Francisco three years ago and has been living in his best friend Montgomery Allen's house that he shares with his blind grandfather, Jimmie who sleeps on the floor in Mont's already cramped bedroom. Despite the house, Mont's situation is not much better than Jimmie's, Mont who works at a supermarket fish counter while he sketches and writes a play on the side. Other black people around him who are showing their anger in also being disenfranchised from San Francisco life are the soapbox preacher who Jimmie and Mont often watch as they wait for the bus, and a group of young black men who hang outside of Mont's house. All of Jimmie's family, who he rarely sees, are also disenfranchised from that San Francisco life in one way or another: his estranged father lives in an SRO; ... Written by Huggo
Wow. I had high hopes for this movie when I saw the trailer, and for once in my life, my expectations were exceeded. I cannot stress enough how beautiful this film is. Try to watch it in theatres if you get the chance because the cinematography is breathtaking. The film created such a dreamy atmoshpere while simultaneously mainting a harsh realism about life in San Francisco. Meanwhile, numerous human themes are explored, including masculinity, racial stereotypes, friendship, gentrification, class, etc. I also commend both Jonathan Majors and Jimmie Smalls (hopefully I spelled correctly) on amazing performances. Smalls' displays more subtle emotion, while Majors shocks you with an Oscar-worthy performance that packs so much emotion. I just wanted to cry the entire time. Sometimes because of the sheer beauty of what was on screen. Everything is enhanced by the brilliant score. I'm done raving, but please do yourself a favor and go watch this movie.