Jeff Nichols' most maturely directed film yet, though Take Shelter is still my favorite film of his. Definitely gonna be an Oscar contender: it'll probably get a Best Picture nomination, and I'd put money on Ruth Negga at the very least getting a Best Actress nom; well deserved too. It's not "Oscar bait," just a film with great intentions, impressively understated performances and subtle poignancy -- no oversentimentality or grand, expository dialogue.

"Tell the judge I love my wife."

is michael shannon a real person? can he be my dad? can i fall in love? please?

"tell the judge i love my wife" HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHDHDHDHDHHDBHHBDDFBD IM IN PAIN

More than anything else, this is a collection of little moments of life-building, which cinematographer Adam Stone gives a crumpled glow, as if old family snapshots have been polished and brought to life. The camera lingers on the snapping of green beans, the replacing of a car part, the ironing of shirts while holding a crying child. These are the tiny blocks of which a family life is constructed and they are the only things the Lovings are asking to be given.

Full review here.

RUTH

Tender, quiet, and almost excessively low-key portrayal of the home life of the interracial couple whose Supreme Court case struck down miscegenation laws. So much of this film relies on Ruth Negga's sad eyes and light-up smile to convey emotions that don't get spelled out in words, but the lack of canned courtroom drama or Oscar-bait speeches is remarkable and welcome.

Full TIFF reports on the way at TheVerge.com.

ruth negga is my mom and nick kroll is my out of place son

me before loving (2016): love is a scam and a social construct
me after loving (2016): Love is a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection ("I love my mother") to pleasure ("I loved that meal"). It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can also be a virtue representing human kindness, compassion, and affection—"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another"

45/100

Las Vegas Weekly review. A Philadelphia for our times. At least Demme's film had some contemporary urgency; two years after Obergefell, looking backward a half-century would only be worthwhile in order to explore the legal mechanisms à la Lincoln—precisely what Loving avoids in favor of a naked emotional appeal. Fans praise Nichols' decision to downplay courtroom theatrics and focus on the Lovings' relationship, but love here is bland as well as (color)blind. Still, I bumped my rating up half a star for the Weekly, because it suddenly seems as if there are more people who could use a "no duh" primer on basic human rights than I'd quixotically assumed.

after watching what seems to be jeff nichols' two most acclaimed movies, I come to the conclusion that, even though he's talented and his craft is good, maybe his style just isn't for me? he takes everything three notches down and the result is something kind of momentumless. everything is just so understated that it fails to create emotion, build up tension, to be engaging - even if the craft is good and the concept/plot is interesting.

Such gorgeous cinematography and powerful message. 

Rating: 74%.

An important story, sure...but the drama is so underplayed that I could barely register any love between the two leads and what was Nick Kroll doing in this?

What’s striking about this story is the unlikely hero component. That such soft spoken and simple people would effect such radical change, simply with the refusal to neglect their love for one another, is quite profound. Also, what happened to Jeff Nichols?

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I knew my Dr.P supported interracial marriage ❤️

Zero chemii między bohaterami, żabowaci prawnicy, naburmuszony Edgerton, drinking game "Kiedy pojawi się Shannon". Oj, Panie Nichols...

I went into Loving thinking it would be a solid, character-driven drama. All the accolades this film received must mean something, right? Apparently not, because this portrayal of the love between Richard (Joel Edgerton) and Mildred (Ruth Negga) is about as boring as watching paint dry. The script, too, is extremely bland and uninspired.

What a disappointment.

Le racisme c'est pas bien. Mais on s'en doutait dejà un peu, non ?? #jeffnichols #banalite #porteouverte #ennui

Loving is a film obviously made to feel important, but which crushes it's main characters in the process. The film seems to want to split the difference between telling Richard's niave experience with racism and the dry facts of the historical case. What it feels completely uninterested in doing is showing us the relationship so strong it weathered the storms of an entrenched racial infrastructure. Instead the viewer is asked to subsist on a few vignettes that imply a kind of love without any substance. To have turned one of the most beautiful and striking stories in American history into just another by-the-numbers biopic should be considered cinematic malpractice.

Loving combines one of the most profound, inspiring, and heartbreaking love stories ever told, with a tight, well-paced script, some of the best film performances of 2016, and some great direction to make one of the most underrated, underseen, and underappreciated films of the 2010s.

Ruth Negga and Joel Egerton are on top form here, bringing Richard and Mildred Loving to life to present their love story, and the legal fight to share their love with the world.

The script is good but can have some clunky dialogue at times when exposition is required. Richard and Mildred are not demonised, they are shown to just be in love, and willing to do whatever it takes to have their love recognised