sweeneytom

Malcolm & Marie

"You don't have to be proud of everything you do" "You have nothing new to say. You are a mimic" I apologize From the bottom of my heart, I'm sorry See, I absolutely loved the fight scene in Marriage Story and my reaction to criticism of that At The Time was "I could have watched it go on longer, and I wanted to" Now a film gets made that Is Essentially That, for 105 more minutes than the actual original scene, and in black and white, and with 500x more insults of critics who "just don't get it" And it turns out, I didn't want to! I really didn't want to. At all Zendaya's performance is the only thing I appreciate here, and I feel that's why I give it an average rating because she is half the film after all. But goddamn. How did the same two people make those Euphoria specials

jenny🧿

Malcolm & Marie

they should've went with the zendaya still being trapped in the disney universe plot

Licenciado Mxje

Malcolm & Marie

Eight minutes and i'm alrrady bombed with Levinson's hot takes. He wishes so bad to be Barry Jenkins jsjsjs

Codeliusthe2nd

Malcolm & Marie

With his first feature Assassination Nation, director Sam Levinson showed that he had a unique perspective and believes he has something new to say when it comes to the current culture. His televison series Euphoria solidified the fact that he does have an art for storytelling, and while a majority of his characters are caricatures of modern teenagers, he still has created a few well-rounded and interesting characters. Despite his challenge at creating an array of well-written characters, Levinson still has an art at writing compelling television and films. So, what happened with Malcolm & Marie? Levinson does think he has something to say - he’s shown it in Assassination Nation and Euphoria that he has some things to say about modern society. He tries this again with Malcolm & Marie, and ultimately brings no new ideas to the table. Rather than even attempting at being subtle, Levinson spews his every thought onto the page. These characters act as a smoke screen, him hiding behind these thinly veiled caricatures of a modern couple. He writes rants that go on for ages, attempting to intricately to dig into his problems with criticism, politics within film criticism, and how celebrity affects relationships, but regurgitates onto the page without taking a second to examine if what he has to say actually is important. There’s nothing important to say with this film. It tries so hard to be something it isn’t - it tries it’s hardest to be a criticism, but doesn’t have any purpose at all. It’s pretentious just to be pretentious. It’s known that I tend to enjoy films that are labeled as more “pretentious”, because most of the time, they genuinely have something important and new to say. I cannot say the same about Malcolm & Marie. It tries so hard to be this unique indie film, shot in a gorgeous black and white, but ends up falling completely flat. It has the look of a well-done film, but it’s only a facade. The screenplay for the film is difficult to digest - it’s explosive. There isn’t any kind of filter, so these rants go on for ages, when they had no need to. These fights that seem to have no end have nothing to say, there’s no purpose behind them, there’s no purpose behind these characters. There is no sense of authenticity here, it just seems like someone angry and upset who decided to film their thoughts without restraint. It may work for some people, since that anger can bring out some passion, but it just causes this film to become muddy and, quite frankly, messy. I had high hopes for Malcolm & Marie. I genuinely was excited to see what Levinson managed to accomplish during the pandemic, but in all honesty, he should just stick to Euphoria and get someone to reel in his thoughts. There needed to be restraint and editing, rather than blind passion behind the writing of this film. Zendaya and Washington turn out the best performances they could with the script they were given, and were the highlights of the film. But, the rest of the film had nothing new to say, and tried it’s hardest to pretend that it does. Malcolm & Marie is a true disappointment from a voice that seemed to have something interesting to say.

Lex

Malcolm & Marie

great cast and b&w tint but the dialogue from a white man is so cringe worthy WHEN you put context to black couple; should've done it to white cast and it would be believable 🏃🏻‍♂️💨

elidperry2000

Malcolm & Marie

I don’t understand the hate for this one. This was surprisingly very good. Sam Levinson’s cinematography, coupled with Zendaya and John David Washington’s chemistry and performances are what really carry this film and make it so powerful. Oh, and that scene where Malcolm rants about the current state of film criticism and film critics? Absolutely fucking spot-on.

Enrique Maldonado

Malcolm & Marie

Jodido guion que tiene está película. Sam dentro de esta película, y como el ha vendido la historia, es una historia sobre el amor que se esconde con críticas acerca de como el cine afroamericano llega a ser malinterpretado por la gente blanca y otros aspectos de la industria del cine. Aunque creo que este punto genera un conflicto respecto a lo que realmente quiere el autor relatar llevando la película a un ritmo extraño. Pero este guion no se hubiera sostenido si no fuera por el dúo de Zendaya y David, ambas actuaciones chocan y generan la química necesaria para una película tan cruda que explora este tema sobre las emociones, el apoyo y la madurez en una pareja por lo que esta interacción, y sobre todo la de Zendaya, elevan a otro nivel está película y vaya que tenían un trabajo pesado debido al formato sencillo de la producción. Otra cosa a mencionar es la fotografía y el soundtrack que le da esos detalles que le dan un alma única a la cinta. Solamente me queda decir que esta calificación es por Zendaya y le tengo totalmente la fe en que llegue a los Oscares aunque me este quemando las manos por ella.

dehbs ✴︎

Malcolm & Marie

meu amigo quando tua mulher é a zendaya tu só tem que ficar quieto e aceitar que ela tá certa

nathansnook

Malcolm & Marie

What I thought would be the romantic version fo Franny and Zooey turned out to be a rehashed version of 2011's For Lovers Only with obnoxious social commentary.

DamianSuarez

Malcolm & Marie

Si bien la película tiene este estilo de ejercicio esteta en el que el argumento es un plano lejano al que el director quiere explorar, la película toma decisiones directas para no sentir el viaje en vano, el atractivo del film es claro y Zendaya y John David Washington se nota que lo sabían desde el principio dando todo de ellos para elevar el proyecto y acompañar la cuidada puesta en escena de Sam Levinson.