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Little Boxes
It's the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white. Discovering that to be cool he needs to act 'more black,' he fumbles to meet expectations, while his urban intellectual parents Mack and Gina also strive to adjust to small-town living. Equipped for the many inherent challenges of New York, the tight-knit family are ill prepared for the drastically different set of obstacles that their new community presents, and soon find themselves struggling to understand themselves and each other in this new suburban context.
| Release : | 2017 |
| Rating : | 5.9 |
| Studio : | Related Pictures, Kid Noir Productions, Mighty Engine, |
| Crew : | Production Design, Director of Photography, |
| Cast : | Melanie Lynskey Nelsan Ellis Armani Jackson Oona Laurence Janeane Garofalo |
| Genre : | Drama Comedy |
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Reviews
Don't listen to the negative reviews
A Disappointing Continuation
It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
I saw this film on Netflix, and was impressed. The performances are very good and natural. Great directing, i think a little bit of editing could've been done here and there, a few scenes are not needed, but overall this is a good film. The main movie plot is interesting and shows viewers the situations of racism, moving to an all-white town and decisions.
It tackles topics such as coming of age, sexual exploration, race and class. The acting was pretty good. Had some good cinematic shots and you definitely see the characters develop. The film did have me on my toes at times but there was always some light humour to release the tension. I love how subtle yet impactful some of the moments of emotion were in the film. From the silence, to the cut to black screen with some dialogue still going on. Interesting film to watch. However I do feel that it had the potential to deliver much more. Was missing something, not sure what.
Little Boxes attempts to explore and unearth these certain racial frictions and casual racism that something like the film Get Out has done amazingly. The efforts are appreciated, and there are certainly good scenes (Mack's interactions with that 'writer') but the film never quite knows what to do with the things it brings up. It just lets them hang there uncomfortably, something that an ignorant audience can just brush past quickly.
We were able to see this gem at the Napa Valley Film Festival. Well written; well edited. The nicest thing about this film for me was the characters were absolutely believable, and made the story flow. No one tried too hard; no playing for sympathy. Just a real family (bi-racial) having to adjust to a move from a big city to a small town (very white). Little touches - for example, not having their "stuff" arrive to their address in time, which we all rely on for comfort when facing a new place - made everything work. Wonderful experience. Thank you Rob Meyer, et al., and to the Napa Valley Film Festival for exposing us to so many new and different points of view.
