I watched it after watching the original Loving movie, both are equally great 🤩✨

A hard to watch movie, is so frustrating to watch people harrasing other people just because the color of their skin. Kudos to Joel Egerton, what a performance, this guy is a chameleon truthfully.

Edgerton's and Negga's performances and to a larger extent Nichols' direction all seem to be playing against the clichés of the Hollywood "Prestige Drama", opting instead for subtle character moments. It works as a fitting tribute to the real Richard and Mildred Loving.

Having had a case argued before the Supreme Court myself (Lebron v Amtrak), I do wish that the film included more of the argument language before and among the Justices. It would have provided counterpoints that would have made the story even more poignant, touching, … and most importantly, thrilling by making more explicit how the simple story of this couple had such enormous consequences. That said, a moving film with two amazing performances with relevance today that should not be missed.

A straightforward movie with a relevant message that always has to be maintained. People are people and happiness is a right. Acting was outstanding. This movie is a must see!

A great film that served its intention with presenting us the story behind the influence in the Supreme Court case Loving vs. Virginia. I liked the chemistry between Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga because the acting was pure, natural, and heartaching as we experience the turmoil they had to endured under unfair laws. There was essence of family elements that had been put out strongly and also the difficulties in those that the characters would not know. The film is outstanding and filled with power that can bring the audience to discussion of why that is.

The Lovings have never been trumpeted as the champions of the Civil Rights Movement in the way that outspoken marchers like the Rev. Dr. King or Malcolm X were, partly because they seem to have been just as this film depicts them - a relatively conventional, happily married couple at the wrong end of an unfair law. Respecting that, the film doesn't have a lot of dramatic gestures of wanton love like some sort of Jim Crow Romeo and Juliet, but is more of a slow burn demonstrating how the couple relied on one another with little ambition for a larger social change from the get-go. It's a competent adaptation of the story with good performances, and mercifully no major departures for tons of token racially-motivated intimidation (burning crosses in the yard and the like). The script can't resist a few low-hanging lines, like "tell the Supreme Court I love my wife", or cutaways to Nick Kroll and Jon Bass, the ACLU lawyers who put everything into more animated context so the main characters can keep their muted personas going strong. Keeping the actual reality in mind, Loving pays decent tribute to the reality of its subject and thankfully doesn't try to excessively dramatize their story for clout, but the slow pace and relatively small scale might hold it back from recognition in the cohort of romantic-struggle films. Surprised by how minor Michael Shannon's role was in this. (3/5)

The best acting performance from Ruth Negga!

Loving, which is written and directed by Jeff Nichols, is a 2016 film based on the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, who challenged America's anti-miscegenation laws, which banned marriages between whites and non-whites that date back to America's colonial past. The film follows a linear narrative beginning with the courtship and marriage of Mildred Jeter, a black woman, played by Ruth Negga, and Richard Loving, a white man, played by Joel Edgerton. They marry out of state in Washington, D.C in 1958 which did not ban marriages between whites and non-whites. Upon their return to Virginia, their married life is cut short and violently interrupted when the law intervenes. They are arrested, jailed, and convicted for violating the state's anti-miscegenation laws. They plead guilty to avoid imprisonment and accept the harsh sentencing which bans them from returning together as a couple for 25 years to the State of Virginia. They do leave but return in the dead of night as fugitives of the law, so Richard's mother, a mid-wife, can deliver their baby. They are found out and re-arrested but due to the intervention of their lawyer Frank Beazley (Bill Camp) avoid imprisonment and are shown leniency by the court. In 1963, while living in Washington, D.C., with the civil rights movement in full swing, they decide to fight back and appeal the ruling which banned them from living as a married couple in their home state. They return to Virginia with legal support to fight a wrong and take their case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and win a victory not just for themselves but for all individuals to freely choose and wed partners of their own choosing. The film opens with a close up of Mildred (Negga), who is beautifully lit, telling Richard, her beloved, some important news. The film cuts to a close up of Richard and then to a medium shot of the two and then, to a wide angle shot of the two protagonists sitting on the porch in the moonlight sharing an intimate and loving moment. The motif of love runs throughout the film and is the thread that holds the film together. It weaves itself throughout the narrative against a backdrop of injustice and bigotry interspersed with beautiful images of nature and the Virginian countryside. Nichols wonderfully creates an intimate and moving portrait of this courageous and loving couple helped by the superb acting of Negga and Edgerton. Their struggles, fears and hardships become your struggles, fears and hardships. I wouldn't be surprised if Negga was nominated for an Academy Award for her incredible portrayal of Mildred Loving or Joel Edgerton for his portrayal of Richard Loving. I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed for the both of them. There are many powerful, terrifying, and evocative images in the film which include among many, the arrest and jailing of Mildred and Joel. One of most powerful for me was seeing Mildred and Richard standing alone together in front of the court house after their lawyer Beazley issues them an ultimatum never to return and walks off camera. Their vulnerability and the injustice of their situation are on visual display. I particularly liked the out of focus images of the Supreme Court judges in the background with Philip J. Hirschkop (Jon Bass) and Bernard S. Cohen (Nick Kroll) in focus in the foreground making their legal arguments interspersing these scenes with images of the Loving family being a family. I equated the out of focus images of the Supreme Court judges as an abstraction and social construct of society, an intangible, which it is, deciding on the fate and happiness of a family, something real and concrete. I loved the ending of the film and seeing the Loving story come full circle with a beautiful close up of Mildred (Negga) sitting in the front seat of the car looking lovingly at her husband working on the foundation of their house and with their children playing in the background in the light of day. I enjoyed the scenes of comic relief involving Cohen (Kroll), and was very impressed not only by how Nichols visually recreated the story of a Life Magazine photo of the Lovings but wove the civil rights movement in the narrative of the film in a subtle way through 온라인카지노추천 viewing without overwhelming it. I give the film two thumbs up. Do see it for you won't be disappointed for it is an excellent film, well-crafted with amazing production values, beautifully shot and superbly acted. It is an inspirational film that celebrates the human spirit, the power of love, social justice, and reiterates for me in particular that the state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation and that people, no matter what society thinks, have the right to love and be with whoever they choose no matter the colour of their skin or gender. Kudos to Jeff Nichols and his team for bringing us an amazing film!

Jeff Nichols sweet and authentic portrayal of interracial marriage makes for a rewarding viewing experience thanks to his tender direction and powerful performances from it’s leads.

A delicately directed film that examines a historic relationship through understated, genuine performances, even if the film does occasionally feel lie it's killing time as it works to the historic court decision.

Loving has an authentic feel rarely seen in Hollywood biopics. The lack of bombast about its protagonist and the presentation of their characters as simple, hardworking, normal people champions them in a way that ordinary fluff could not. Of course, patience is required as the struggles over the legality of the marriage continue over the entire runtime. Edgerton and Negga both bring a subtlety to their roles ensuring that neither one seems intent on scooping awards, but paying respects to a true story and relating to the audience. Slightly random to see the actor who played Galadriel's husband as a seemingly racist sheriff, but that is versatility. In fact, none of the supporting cast appear enough to merit serious mention. That element of the film remains disposable. Jeff Nichols directs without any major bells and whistles, but a striving for earnesty. It is not massively impressive, but the story remains powerful and groundwork solid enough to have few issues.

I liked the representation of the main characters as real people who didn't set out to make their case a cause célèbre. Just normal people who had been wronged. Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga were excellent.

Considering the true story behind this movie, it's a solid movie...not overly dramatic or fast-paced, but in many ways it's an artifact of its time...it moves along slowly but surely...a very uplifting story about true love and justice

It tells an important story, and I'm glad that I saw it. It is rather dull, however, and the actor playing Mr. Loving must have attended the Kristen Stewart academy of non acting and emotes like a block of wood.

A subtle yet poignantly powerful intimate tale of what became the definitive case of what would change interracial marriages in america moving forward. Beautiful, earnest, simple, and quietly excellent, very real performances.

Another movie to make white people look racists; this is all they make anymore; why dont you face reality; and make a movie about the Wichita Massacre in Kansas.

This film is incredible very relevant to today. The performances are incredible. Joel Edgerton pulls a great performance as a very humble white man who does not share the racist tendencies of his peers. The movie empathizes with the plight of African Americans and portrays the culture of the time very accurately. One small critique is some of the background characters are not fully developed and are somewhat in the background also I don't like the stereope of racist white men with no depth.But the film is incredible and makes us care about this beautiful true story of an interracial couple.

While I was intrigued by this true story and what it has meant for interracial couples, the movie seemed void of emotion and frustrating as the first 3/4 of the movie as you just hoped somebody would say something important or speak their mind to show some feelings

Il film segue una linea narrativa piuttosto convenzionale e monotematica, offrendo allo spettatore un'esperienza sempre carica di emozione e pressoché priva di colpi di scena o sconvolgimenti della narrazione. Si tratta quindi di una pellicola sicura e concreta che va dritta al punto della questione fin dai primi minuti e cerca di raccontare una storia vera istruttiva e necessaria per tutte le tipologie di spettatore.