892 (2022)

892 (2022). 892: Directed by Abi Damaris Corbin. With John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Michael Kenneth Williams. A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate back into civilian life.

“I was privileged enough to see this as part of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and it was decent. My biggest praise for this film is the performances. All of them are great especially John Boyega. Iu0026#39;ve only seen him in the sequel trilogy where he doesnu0026#39;t have a lot to do so it was really fun seeing him finally have the spotlight and he does a fantastic job here. Michael K. Williams and Nicole Beharie do a fantastic job as well here. Another big plus here is the message about how we treat veterans when they come home. Itu0026#39;s awful how the government treats our veterans and that is what the movie is trying to tell here and it really works at the end. My main issues with this film were its presentation. None of the technical aspects of the film stand out at all. The cinematography and music are fine. The editing is fine. All of it is fine but it could be better. They also had this ugly filter on whenever Michael K. Williams is on screen. The filmu0026#39;s tension is pretty good though. There were definitely points especially at the end where I could really feel nervous about the characters. This is based on a true story so most people know what happened but you still feel your heart racing towards the end. There were times though when the film was trying to be tense and it just didnu0026#39;t come through for me. I would recommend checking this out whenever the film hits theaters if youu0026#39;re interested in Boyega or the story this film is based on.”