Small Axe: Lovers Rock
2020
| Amazon Prime Video | Release Date (Streaming): November 27, 2020 |
Starring:
Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Daniel Francis-Swaby, Ellis George, Francis Lovehall, Joshua Viner, Kadeem Ramsay, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Marcus Fraser, Micheal Ward, Shaniqua Okwok
Summary:
A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.
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Nov 17, 2020
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Sep 17, 2020
Its untethered, ethereal flow is utterly intoxicating, an immersive experience shaped by the clouds of cigarette and reefer smoke in the air, the smell of goat curry wafting from the kitchen, and above all, the sinuous rhythms of the slow-groove romantic reggae subgenre that gives the film its title.
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Sep 17, 2020
Clocking in at a little over an hour, Lovers Rock is naturally a little lean, limited by its one-night premise and its brief sojourn into these characters’ lives. But it’s a tone poem that feels at once a love letter to the style of reggae music which it’s named after, and to the people who danced and fell in love to that music in ’80s London.
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May 12, 2021
So well-executed. I felt like I was present during the party scenes. Cinematography was unmatched. Loved everything about it.
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Nov 27, 2020
If you can’t appreciate the music and surrender to the experience then you probably won’t like the movie. Could have been a few minutes shorter.
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Dec 20, 2020
Great atmosphere and music, but the aimless plot holds it back. Makes you miss going to parties and meeting new people more than anything...
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May 8, 2021
It doesn't really say much, it just captures a moment.
It was good, it just felt lesser.
It was good, it just felt lesser.
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