FILM REVIEW: Fences is coarse, but still uplifting
A terrific and even uplifting film. It’s no surprise that Viola Davis won the Oscar for this
The films Moonlight and Fences take us down the steamy streets of America. Both are abstracted from stage shows, though they differ in their approach. I believe Moonlight is the film of the year. But I’m still immeasurably struck by the quality of acting in Fences. Denzel Washington (who waited for years to get the movie made after August Wilson, who wrote the original, died) as Troy, and his wife Rose (Viola Davis) live out their emotionally agitated lives in a Pittsburgh suburb. They hold centre stage (the film is narrowed down to resemble stage sets) and bicker, not least about the various relatives and folk who wander in.
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