There's a lot to like about this movie, especially the technical aspects. It looks beautiful. The performances are fine across the board. But the script, especially the unnecessarily overlong monologues, is tedious and lifeless. There's just not enough plot to support the two hours and ten minutes run time. This makes for a waste of some fine acting talent, especially Elba and King. On the bright side, Danielle Deadwyler is wonderful, comedic or serious she rules the roost here. More of this light touch would have helped make this film the blockbuster it should have been.
Review of The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall
(2021)
Beautifully filmed but stagnant script and overlong monologues bore
8 November 2021