American Skin (2019)

American Skin: Directed by Nate Parker. With Nate Parker, Omari Hardwick, Beau Knapp, Theo Rossi. A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing trial, he takes matters into his own hands.

“Production: Solid script, realistic but kind of preachy. Also some plot holes and questionable story choices. It is difficult to write in depth with systematic racism and police brutality, in a filmatic experience, that being said, solid writing. Decent sets, good enough to make the film believable. Solid editing, I wished they put subtitles on the Spanish speaking parts. 6/10.nOn screen: Good acting from Nate Parker, solid acting from the rest of the cast. At times, there were questionable decisions made by the actors, but I believe this is because of the writing. Some of the other actorsu0026#39; performances were either over the top or underperforming which is unbelievable. Solid cinematography. 6/10.nContent/Impact: This is the dialog that is needed to talk about police brutality, mass incarceration, and racism. Itu0026#39;s sad that movies like this one and others need to be made to show to racist, especially ones with power, that we black people are human beings and that we deserve equality. Also, the powerful statement at the end of the film about mass media and their carelessness of black lives. I am glad that Nate Parker is still able to make films, because between this and his debut film Birth of a Nation this is a director that has something to say about society and Iu0026#39;m all ears. Lastly, this will create space for other directors of color to be able to create more u0026quot;radicalu0026quot; films meaning films that make a statement about society and how black and brown people are treated in it. 10/10.nOverall: Pretty good film with a fantastic message about racism in America. 7.3/10.”