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Title: Queen & Slim (2019)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Daniel Kaluuya | ... | Slim | |
| Jodie Turner-Smith | ... | Queen | |
| Bokeem Woodbine | ... | Uncle Earl | |
| Chloë Sevigny | ... | Mrs. Shepherd | |
| Flea | ... | Mr. Shepherd | |
| Sturgill Simpson | ... | Police Officer Reed | |
| Indya Moore | ... | Goddess | |
| Benito Martinez | ... | Sheriff Edgar | |
| Jahi Di'Allo Winston | ... | Junior | |
| Gralen Bryant Banks | ... | Older Black Man | |
| Dickson Obahor | ... | Large Black Man | |
| Bryant Tardy | ... | Chubby | |
| Thom Gossom Jr. | ... | Slim's Father (as Thomas Gossom Jr.) | |
| Melanie Halfkenny | ... | Naomi | |
| Brian Thornton | ... | SWAT Leader | |
Slim and Queen's first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. When the situation escalates, Slim takes the officer's gun and shoots him in self-defence. Now labelled cop killers in the media, Slim and Queen feel that they have no choice but to go on the run and evade the law. When a video of the incident goes viral, the unwitting outlaws soon become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people all across the country Written by stmc-25959
With the current climate around the world at the moment regarding the George Floyd protests, now seemed like as good a time as any to finally check out 'Queen and Slim'. The opening to this movie is incredible. We meet the characters in a diner, get to know them a little, and then an event takes place after they are pulled over by the police. This entire sequence is exquisite. It's tense, unpredictable and powerful. At this point I thought I was in for a masterpiece of a film. Unfortunately it wasn't able to maintain that momentum and fell apart a little later on, but the film is worthing watching for that opening alone.
Another aspect of the film I loved was the feeling that anything could happen. Nothing felt off the cards in this movie. It could end in any fashion whatsoever across the full range of the spectrum. I love it when films have that going for it. Where this film lets itself is that it becomes a love story and I just didn't buy it for a second. These were two pretty horrendous people who clearly drove each other reasonably crazy, and the film even goes out of its way to show us this, and yet we are supposed to believe that they are the love of each other's lives? No sale on that one sorry.
The film raises a lot of moral debates. Should people who kill police officers be treated as heroes? Is it okay to resist arrest if you don't think the arrest is justified? Is it okay to then go out and rob and steal, simply because you are on the run? Is it okay to treat people who are trying to help you very rudely? People could debate these things for decades to come, and it likely won't be the friendliest of debates which is why I have no interest in partaking in them, but the fact is the movie provides those talking points for people to have. 'Queen and Slim' is a very well made film, that just goes off the rails a little in terms of its characters likability and believability, particularly in the second half. I'd say it is worth a watch, but don't get your hopes up too high after that amazing opening.