Review of Queen & Slim (2019) by Voodoo123 — 07 Jun 2020

An overwhelming feeling of prescience in the wake of the George Floyd protests as I watched this today. Queen & Slim opens and closes with a poignant message about democide. This tone soon changes with the sweeter light heated drama between the two lead characters and at points we get dreamlike sequences with humour to balance the more serious material.

I noticed the direction/screenplay was more artistic in interpreting events choosing to focus on the concepts of metamorphosis. There are also moments that use the character dialogue dubbed over characters in the scene rather than showing a beat for beat cinematic action filled journey of a more conventional thriller. Subsequently I often felt too distant from the characters to feel a strong connection beyond the superficial. The editing cuts moved so quickly and in doing so removed any tension which could have built into a more compelling thriller genre piece. An interesting film overall with an excellent soundtrack. Worth checking out.