Luce (2019)

Outstanding score - it goes to show you how easily it can make or break a film. Casting and performances were great. Cinematography and directing were decent, but the writing/screenplay was unnecessarily convoluted and underwhelming in trying to create mystery and suspense, but instead presented a half-baked misfire of a plot. The slow pacing and choppy plot made the 109 min run-time feel like 3 hours. Luce missed a huge opportunity to be something great had it had more substance than filler. It's a very generous 6/10 from me.

Fmovies: This movie is a waste of time and money. The trailer portrays it as a "thriller" but the bottom line is it never goes anywhere. Slow moving, not a thriller and leaves you wondering what the point of the movie is. They try to use music as some sort of scary effect when there is no scene to match it. So disappointing

Luce has a lot on its mind. Race, liberal elitism, stereotyping, pressure by family and society put on the young and family loyalty are among the myriad of themes the film tackles to varying degrees of success and in some cases less than successfully. As a suspenseful thriller, the film works for most its runtime. It starts to run out of steam towards the end and it is a bit repetitive but it had me marginally engaged. As a thoughtful and poignant story, it is hit-and-miss. While the film left me with a lot to ponder, it also made some questionable character decisions that I just can not buy. And while I usually like ambiguity in my films, in this case a little more clear storytelling would have helped. One area where you are not going to get an argument from me is the performances. Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Octavia Spencer and Kevin Harrison Jr are terrific. In the end Luce bites off more than it can chew and even though I can not quit recommend it, it has enough going for itself that you would not be wasting your time if you wanted to spend a couple of hours watching it.

Luce fmovies. I loved this movie, it was amazing. The message is deep. Amazing writing, the story was incredible. Powerful message which many might not understand, however I did. I am so glad I got to see this movie, it was so well done.

Kevin Johnson treads the line between perfect student and perfect demon with some aplomb in this film. Naomi Watts and Tim Roth also provide a credible set of parents facing problems with both their (adopted) son and with their own relationship. Octavia Spencer stands out too - but I have to say, I don't find there to be much cohesion here. Certainly, the threads address issues of racial and gender stereotyping, but they don't intertwine in any particularly convincing way. I had to make quite a number of assumptions to make any sense of the ending - perhaps that was the plan - but it left me feeling a little dissatisfied, even frustrated. Maybe there is to be a "Luce (ends) 2"?

Held me long enough to stay until the end, and just massively let down once I got there. Some good themes and ideas the non existent pay off and all the non answers left me feeling underwhelmed and a little annoyed. I found myself constantly waiting for answers to find out the film for the most part just wants you to come up with your own answers and fill in the blanks of which there are a LOT. I'm glad I did not pay to get see luce I most definitely would have wanted my money back. Some really good performances but that was the only reason this didnt get a one star.