Read Jazzlynn's review of Queen & Slim.
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man (Daniel Kaluuya) and a black woman (Jodie Turner-Smith, in her first starring feature-film role), are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country. As they drive, these two unlikely fugitives will discover themselves and each other in the most dire and desperate of circumstances and will forge a deep and powerful love that will reveal their shared humanity and shape the rest of their lives.
Queen & Slim is in theaters on November 27th, 2019.
Queen and Slim is one of the most powerful and emotional movies I’ve seen this year. It continues the
conversation we have in this country about police brutality and the social injustice that is alive as well.
Some may watch this and think, “Oh well this is just a movie”, but it’s not. This happens every day.
This
movie shows the dark side of reality and how some things aren’t always what they seem. I was
emotionally drained coming out of this and rightfully so. Queen and Slim has some laughs throughout,
but it is full of emotional situations.
I believe that this movie should be watched even if you don’t think
you’d like it. The acting is some of the best I’ve seen recently and the dialogue is up there as well. This
movie deserves so much high praise and I highly recommend seeing it soon.
Rating: 4.8 out of 5
Jazzlynn (Contributor) is from Dallas. She's an avid gamer and watcher of anime. She usually spends her time either taking pictures of her cats, rewatching every horror movie in existence, or reading about crazy people doing crazy things. Click Here to check out Jazzlynn's Articles.