tobias-munch Reviews

The Specials (2019)

Brilliantly 'non-Hollywoodlistic' portrayal of a societal issue at large

[9/10 · 16 February 2020]

This is definitely one of the better films of the year. The plot is brilliantly non-Hollywoodlistic in terms of no major narrational jumps or peaks, but instead situates itself as almost daily depiction of the life of Bruno, Malik and the rest. Whilst dealing with difficult societal issues it, in classic french drama-style uses humour and feel-good scenes to highlight certain issues, but the overall feeling left after watching the film is that it does so to perfection.