Night Catches Us

Kenneth Turan

"Night Catches Us" believes. It's a small independent film that believes you can mix the personal and the political to potent effect. It believes the recent past contains intense and involving stories. And it believes most of all in the power still present in traditional, character-driven drama. Starring the potent combination of Anthony Mackie and Kerry Washington, "Night Catches Us" manages to be both pertinent and dramatically persuasive. Made like it means something (and it does) by first-time writer-director Tanya Hamilton, it demonstrates that social relevance and emotional connection can be compelling fellow travelers. [...]

di Kenneth Turan, articolo completo (4219 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 10 dicembre 2010