Fences

Paramount Pictures | Release Date: December 16, 2016

7.3	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 263 Ratings

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jbrown8989Jun 18, 2017

This movie was way to slow for me! Most of the movie was just talking in the backyard of their house. The only good thing was the acting of Denzel and Viola.

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writevalJan 30, 2017

Oh. My. God. You'll never see such spectacular, knock-your-sock-off acting, entrapped within an utterly miserable two hours of homework. I laughed when I saw the "adapted from his play" credit; the only adaptation must've been typing "FadeOh. My. God. You'll never see such spectacular, knock-your-sock-off acting, entrapped within an utterly miserable two hours of homework. I laughed when I saw the "adapted from his play" credit; the only adaptation must've been typing "Fade In" and "Fade Out" -- as a play this would be very powerful; as a movie it's a $50K student film shot in one house with Oscar-worthy actors. It's film; why did we only get tell-not-show? The son's school and football practice; the characters at the bar; the friend's wife; Denzel's 'acquaintance,' the church women -- all theatrical offscreen references, faceless names only referred to. I was nearly coming out of my skin with impatience. Storytelling should reflect, and take advantage of, its medium. This belonged off-Broadway.… Expand

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EdeltraudDec 29, 2016

Terrible waste of some first-class acting -- it'll likely win Denzel an Oscar in a film nobody will want to see.
Apparently, August Wilson doesn't get writing for the movies -- the operative part of the word being MOVE. This felt like a playTerrible waste of some first-class acting -- it'll likely win Denzel an Oscar in a film nobody will want to see.
Apparently, August Wilson doesn't get writing for the movies -- the operative part of the word being MOVE. This felt like a play was filmed & not well. Denzel must have been too in awe of the guy to tell him to back off -- why the heck was Wilson the screenwriter anyway? He is clueless even if his play did win a Pulitzer. This movie is so claustrophobic (for no good reason) stuck in a backyard for 9/10ths of the time. Why not show Denzel at the bar with the women he takes up with? Why not show the kid on the football field & in high school? Why not let Lucinda come to life & be a confidant to Viola? Show the church ladies interacting. Show Denzel at the shop. Show all of it -- you can do that in the movies. Keeping all the vital parts of the story just talky-talky didn't work, had no value in this case. Didn't add mystery or help keep focus. Just plain boring. While Denzel & Viola's acting was superb -- Denzel's turn as director fell flat. Many shots made no sense. Feet on the steps ... long fade to black ... long shot suddenly shifting to tight shot. Again, I think he was scared to mess with Wilson's vision -- which really bogged down this movie. I hate to give this such a crummy rating, was really looking forward to seeing it, but IMO it was a drag.… Expand

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NazguleroMar 4, 2017

I could stand about an hour of this incomprehensible babbling. I have no idea what this movie was about. It was nauseating, they never stopped talking. Who talks like that ? Please, learn the English language before you make a movie.

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johnnypiedeAug 2, 2022

La noia incredibile, parlano e parlano e parlano e parlano e non succede mai una mazza! Pensavo fosse un film di protesta sociale ma è una film su un uomo che si lamenta in continuazione di tutto, passa da simpatico all'inizio a odiosoLa noia incredibile, parlano e parlano e parlano e parlano e non succede mai una mazza! Pensavo fosse un film di protesta sociale ma è una film su un uomo che si lamenta in continuazione di tutto, passa da simpatico all'inizio a odioso mortalmente dove sono arrivato. Ennesimo film che non sono neanche riuscito a finire. Nella pila pure lui.… Expand

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