If I was told that this film was written by a twelve year old fresh out of his first social justice lecture I would not have been surprised. None of the characters in this film acted remotely human, and I'm not even referring to the racism portion. The two leads fall in and out of love the same way we did as kindergarteners, the chicks in the bar acted like the mean girls from a high school film and everyone else is just a mindless NPC that says or does racist things. The only redeemable quality is the cinematography but even that is only above average. The particular scene where her children rejects her decision unintentionally made me laugh out loud because of how the camera just panned across all their disgusted faces for a good 15 seconds without anyone saying a thing.
Overall, I'd much rather think of this as a straight comedy and parody of what some people think racism is. It would otherwise be rather depressing to know that the person who made this is one of the most critically acclaimed directors of his time.
Overall, I'd much rather think of this as a straight comedy and parody of what some people think racism is. It would otherwise be rather depressing to know that the person who made this is one of the most critically acclaimed directors of his time.