Loving

PG
2016
|
123 mins
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Based on a true story, this romance from writer-director Jeff Nichols (Mud) sees a white man (Joel Edgerton, Black Mass)... More

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Loving | Ratings & Reviews

"Midway through 2016, Loving was THE based-on-a-true-story race-relations drama that had Oscar Winner written all over it. Guess the Academy didn’t receive that envelope. It’s a shame, because writer-director Jeff Nichols has made a worthy rise with the sombre Shotgun Stories, the frightening Take Shelter, the melodic Mud, and the concise Midnight Special. They’re vastly different films – as is Loving – but they all share a warmth and adoration for Southern America that has been a signature of Nichols’ work. He exhales that same romanticism here which, for better or worse, is the best quality of this film."

Flicks, Liam MagurenFlicks

"It features two of the best American performances of the past several years, from Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga..."

VarietyVariety

"This is a thoughtful film, but one that's slightly limited by its own careful restraint."

Time OutTime Out

"Short on grandstanding and hindsight, long on tenderness and honour, and sticks carefully to the historical record."

The TelegraphThe Telegraph

"Here is a film with its heart in the right place, an anatomical correctness coexisting with heartfelt, forthright conviction and an admirable belief in the virtue of simplicity and underplaying..."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"It's an important story of ground-breaking courage, but disappointingly LOVING doesn't do it justice"

StuffStuff

"Puts a human face on racial intolerance and does so with plenty of heart."

New Zealand HeraldNew Zealand Herald

"Nichols and his team have made Loving as accurate as they could without making it feel like a copy of reality or compromising its considerable emotional impact."

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

"Nichols has delivered a timely drama that, unlike most films of its type, doesn’t want to clobber you with its importance."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"The period detail here is good, but – given what we already know going in about American history in the Sixties – there’s an unavoidable lack of suspense."

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Loving | Details

Rating
PG, Coarse language
Runtime
123
Genre
Drama, Romance, True Story & Biography
Country of origin
UK, USA