WHAT’S IT ABOUT
In the early 1970s Harlem, daughter, and wife-to-be Tish vividly recall the passion, respect, and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny. Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together, but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.
MOVIESinMO Review
I absolutely loved this movie. This is a must-see film that will take you through every emotional aspect that plagues Black people. It’s a story of two young lovers that grew up together and by the time Tish was nineteen and Fonny was twenty-two, they had experienced more challenging issues than most White men in America will ever know or care about. As I watched this film, I felt fully connected with the problems the couple was experiencing. The racism, the police harassment, being prejudged, and the so-called justice system. Watching all the events of this film unfold before me was another reminder of how far we’ve come only to realize nothing has changed. Although this movie is set in the seventies, Tish and Fonny’s problems are every Black person’s problem. When Tish announces her pregnancy to the family, as a Black man, I completely understood every emotional conversation they had. During the jail visit scenes, you quickly understand Fonny’s pain and frustration. Scenes like that are both uplifting, inspirational, and depressing all at the same time. Even the couple’s very awkward sex scene has relevance as it shows a realistic account of their first time together. If Beale Street Could Talk is easily the most relevant and much-needed adaptation of Black people’s hardships I have seen in a long time. This film needs to be a part of every school’s curriculum as a constant reminder of just how corrupt and evil most White Americans are.
OUR RATING – A CULTURAL 9.5
MEDIA
- Genre – Drama
- Street date
- Digital – March 12th 2019
- DVD/Blu-Ray – March 26th 2019
- Video – 1080p
- Screen size – 2.00:1
- Sound – English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles – English SDH, Spanish
Extras
- Deleted Scenes
- Audio Commentary with Barry Jenkins
- If Beale Street Could Talk: Poetry in Motion