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- 2021
- R
- 2 h 6 m
- 2021
- R
- 2 h 6 m
Summary FBI informant William O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their charismatic leader, Chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya). A career thief, O’Neal revels in the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell (Jesse Plemons). Hampt...
Directed By: Shaka King
Written By: Will Berson, Kenneth Lucas, Keith Lucas
- 2021
- R
- 2 h 6 m
- 2021
- R
- 2 h 6 m
Judas and the Black Messiah
7.4
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Summary FBI informant William O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their charismatic leader, Chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya). A career thief, O’Neal revels in the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell (Jesse Plemons). Hampt...
Directed By: Shaka King
Written By: Will Berson, Kenneth Lucas, Keith Lucas
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 49 Critic Reviews
85
96% Positive
47 Reviews
47 Reviews
4% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 49 Critic Reviews
85
96% Positive
47 Reviews
47 Reviews
4% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Filled with Oscar-worthy performances, Judas and the Black Messiah puts a nostalgic lens on a modern-day struggle.
Black Messiah's center of gravity has to be a Hampton you can't look away from, and Kaluuya — alternately raw, tender, and incendiary — duly electrifies every scene he's in. Righteous as the road may be, his Fred hasn't been flattened to fit the broad Wikipedia-worn contours of a martyr or a hero; he lives and breathes, down to the last indelible frame.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 251 User Ratings
7.4
78% Positive
197 Ratings
197 Ratings
11% Mixed
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
10% Negative
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 251 User Ratings
7.4
78% Positive
197 Ratings
197 Ratings
11% Mixed
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
10% Negative
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
Rating: 100 (Masterpiece)
Full Film Review:
Judas and The Black Messiah is a powerful film. The whole film is perfect. From the incredible directing from Shaka King, The amazingly well written story and dialogue, the stunning cinematography, and the phenomenal performances from both actors LaKeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya this film is perfect.
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- Reseña en Español -
Quizás no te atrapa mucho al principio, pero conforme avanza, logra generarte una presión enorme y la convierte en la película mas densa de la representación de la revolución de los años 60s. Tanto la calidad de actuación como de dirección va aumentando va creciendo el desarrollo de la película, hasta culminar en una conclusión que te afecta por muchos días (más si desconoces el desenlace de esta historia real).
Cada participación logra robarse sus escenas, pero sin duda Daniel Kaluuya y Lakeith Stanfield muestran una actuación maestral en sus papeles. Respecto al guion, tiene una fluidez consistente pero difícil de digerir por momentos, a pesar de su duración de mas de dos horas, tiene un balance entre el desarrollo rápido y el lento, y este podría ser un punto negativo para algunas personas.
La cinematografía es bastante bella y arriesgada, lo cual demuestra la impecable dirección de Shaka King para este drama político que, a pesar de haber pasado mas de 50 años, este problema se encuentra vigente al día de hoy lamentablemente.
- Review in English -
Maybe it doesn't catch you very much at first, but as it progresses, it manages to generate enormous pressure and makes it the densest film of the representation of the revolution of the 60s. Both the quality of acting and direction increases as the film develops, culminating in a conclusion that affects you for many days (even more so if you don't know the outcome of this true story).
Each participation manages to steal their scenes, but without a doubt Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield show a masterful performance in their roles. Regarding the script, it has a consistent flow but is difficult to digest at times, despite its duration of more than two hours, it has a balance between fast and slow development, and this could be a negative point for some people.
The cinematography is quite beautiful and risky, which demonstrates Shaka King's impeccable direction for this political drama that, despite having spent more than 50 years, unfortunately this problem is still in force today.
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A potent and vividly acted drama about the FBI’s subversion and assassination of Chicago Black Panther leader Fred Hampton.
It’s a credit to Stanfield that he manages to keep these complex contradictions alive throughout his performance, capturing perfectly the uneasy manner that O’Neal exhibited on camera, his eyes darting anxiously as he attempts to read his surroundings, his manner a mix of fearful, furtive and oddly forceful.
Judas is an explosion of pent-up plotting, as if the film industry itself would only have this one chance to make a film about the Panther movement and it all has to be told in one go. Hopefully, this is not to be the case. As this film rises up to an unthinkable conclusion, there is clearly so much more to tell, and, as always, to learn.
Judas and the Black Messiah is missing that deeper personal aspect, some sense of the emotional force yoking O’Neal and Hampton together, dragging them toward ruin. The film is resonant regardless. Still, there’s such an opportunity presented here—to see these two sterling actors really working in harmony—that goes frustratingly unseized. As is, Judas and the Black Messiah is richer and more engaging than a standard biopic, but is not quite the Shakespearean tragedy of double allegiances and backstabbing that it could have been.
The film has its fair share of intoxicatingly gripping moments and watching Kaluuya as Hampton is visceral and empowering. Unfortunately, it never feels like the story gets out of its own way enough to flourish, nor does it explore the complexities needed to emphasize and humanize the characters in the way that it should.
Great movie with historical background. I like the most, that the movie is from the perspective of an informant, the Judas. It was very interesting to see the background how the state was infiltrating the Black Panthers. Grat performance by Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton.
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(Mauro Lanari)
The best parts are those that avoid the black and white (!) of militant polarization by pointing out contradictions and ambiguities (already the very etymology of revolution, public and private, collectivism and individualism, war and motherhood, populism and charismatic leadership, Christology and atheist/immanent/materialist utopia), but they are not numerous enough.
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Leftist propaganda. You don't bring people together, segregating. For them, this is not about equality; its about power. If they use movies and media was weapons, I automatically boycott.
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Production Company
BRON Studios,
Bron Creative,
MACRO,
Participant,
Proximity Media
Release Date Feb 12, 2021
Duration 2 h 6 m
Rating R
Tagline You can kill a revolutionary but you can't kill the revolution.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Black Reel Awards
• 3 Wins & 12 Nominations
