바카라˜The Burial바카라™: Cast & Crew
Director: Maggie Betts
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Tommy Lee Jones, Jurnee Smollett, Alan Ruck, Mamoudou Athie, Pamela Reed, Bill Camp, Amanda Warren, Dorian Missick, Lance E. Nichols, Billy Slaughter
Available On: Amazon Prime Video
Duration: 2 Hours 6 Minutes
바카라˜The Burial바카라™: Story
In 1995, Willie E. Gary (), an unconventional personal injury lawyer with an impressive track record, helps financially troubled funeral home owner Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe () sue a large funeral home company, the Loewen Group, over a contractual dispute. Inspired by true events, when the handshake deal goes sour, the funeral home owner Jeremiah O바카라™Keefe enlists charismatic attorney Willie E. Gary to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter ensue as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice in this inspirational, triumphant story. Will the two be able to take over such a huge firm? Will the two end up in their own personal dispute? Will there be more skeletons that will come out from the cupboards? Well, for all that, you바카라™ll have to watch 바카라˜The Burial바카라™.
바카라˜The Burial바카라™: Performances
Jamie Foxx brings his characteristic shmooze into the performance and he blows you away with his impeccable comic timing and funny antics. He not only has understood the character really well, but he has also given the body language a persona of itself. That makes the performance shine even brighter.
Tommy Lee Jones is dealt a bad hand. It바카라™s not that he has performed badly, but there isn바카라™t too much meat in the character for an Oscar winner like him. Barring a couple of scenes towards the climax, his performance is pretty much a downer in comparison to the boisterous act of Jamie Foxx. While it바카라™s the requirement of the character that he be that way, but still his character could have been given a lot more dialogue, which would have showcased his character바카라™s emotional state of mind far better.
The rest of the supporting cast has definitely performed their parts decently. Jurnee Smollett and Bill Camp stand out even if their characters have less screen time.
바카라˜The Burial바카라™: Script, Direction & Technical Aspects
The writing by Doug Wright and Maggie Betts adapted from Jonathan Harr바카라™s novel 바카라˜The Burial바카라™ is pretty much the best thing about the film. They바카라™ve not made it entirely a courtroom drama with legal jargon thrown at the drop of a hat. They make sure that the outflow of emotions outside the courtroom in real-life situations takes the story forward more than what바카라™s happening inside the courtroom. Taking that decision takes courage and it바카라™s commendable that they바카라™ve kept the fun intact in the story and not made it sound oh-so-serious and drab.
Maggie Betts바카라™ direction is decent. Courtroom dramas are usually high on energy with lots of adrenaline-pumping scenes. She, however, decided to take the road less taken. She has shown the story as real as possible. She took lesser cinematic liberties which showed in the way the scenes were placed, and she ensured that the actors did a bit of personal fumbles, which made the characters feel even more real.
Maryse Alberti바카라™s cinematography is kind of a downer in the entire scheme of things. While he has tried to show his prowess behind the camera in the outdoor scenes, but those scenes are far and few between. So, his actual talent came to work in the indoor scenes and they all seemed quite pre-set. There was hardly any innovative camerawork which would draw you right into the heart of the story.
Lee Percy and Jay Cassidy could have been a lot tighter with their editing. There are a few long-drawn scenes which could have been chopped a little, which would바카라™ve eventually reduced the film바카라™s timing to under 2 hours.
Michael Abels바카라™s music is good. His background score helps you get deeper and deeper into the storyline.
바카라˜The Burial바카라™: Can Kids Watch It?
Yes
Outlook바카라™s Verdict
바카라˜The Burial바카라™ is a soft and subtle story which comes on with a huge heart. The feel-good factor makes the story stand out. The performances bring out the juice in the story even better. Even though it바카라™s based on a real-life incident that has already been documented in the book of the same name and people know the entire incident very well, still there are things in Maggie Betts바카라™ film that are unpredictable and give you that kick. Overall, it바카라™s definitely a Breezy One Time Watch. I am going with 3.5 stars.
