My dear reader(s), the long Presidents' Day weekend provided me an opportunity to catch up with what's sure to be one of 2021's best and most important movies: Judas and the Black Messiah.
Spoiler level here will be mild, nothing you wouldn't know from the trailers or from actual events.
The FBI pressgangs a small-time criminal into infiltrating the Black Panthers.
Judas and the Black Messiah is an explosive story propelled by powerhouse performances. LaKeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya will garner the bulk of the glory - and rightly so - but in truth the whole cast is magnificent. Viewers may well know the outcome of this tale due to its being based on actual events, but the movie does an excellent job of sustaining tension and never feels less than edge-of-your-seat. The curse of ongiong racial injustice makes Judas and the Black Messiah a difficult watch, but a necessary one.
Judas and the Black Messiah clocks in at 126 minutes and is rated R for "violence and pervasive language."
Judas and the Black Messiah sets a high bar for films in 2021. Of a possible nine Weasleys, Judas and the Black Messiah gets eight.
Judas and the Black Messiah is now playing in cinemas and streaming on HBO Max.
Until next time...
Sounds interesting. Good review.
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