Small Axe: Mangrove

Amazon Prime Video | Release Date (Streaming): November 20, 2020

7.4	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 48 Ratings

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katezoeFeb 13, 2021

Small Axe: Mangrove shows us the neighborhood of Notting Hill, London in 1968 the precursor to Ferguson, Missouri in 2014. A brilliant film on systemic racism and police brutality on what has become Black Lives Matter.

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JLuis_001May 8, 2021

Although he manipulates certain aspects to overload the drama, Steve McQueen shows his nimble hand in this solid and content courtroom drama.

The only thing that surprised me is that despite the length, there are many one-dimensionalAlthough he manipulates certain aspects to overload the drama, Steve McQueen shows his nimble hand in this solid and content courtroom drama.

The only thing that surprised me is that despite the length, there are many one-dimensional characters, especially policemen who are only portrayed as simple villains.
Not that we need a lot of depth on fundamentally racist characters, but at one point in the repeated raids, these look like simple cartoonish characters.

Beyond that point, McQueen delivers a little movie that makes a lot more noise than the bombastic The Trial of the Chicago 7.
Ironically, one is nominated for the Academy Awards, and this is just one piece from a television anthology.… Expand

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theredskyDec 26, 2020

I haven’t watched any Steve McQueen films until now and I had to say that I was blown away. This film was incredibly on a storytelling perspective. McQueen does an excellent job at making the audience feel for his characters and understandI haven’t watched any Steve McQueen films until now and I had to say that I was blown away. This film was incredibly on a storytelling perspective. McQueen does an excellent job at making the audience feel for his characters and understand the story behind them and the events surrounding the story. Each character, who is a real person by the way, is interesting and this is mostly due to the performances and writing. Letitia Wright’s performance is easily one of my favorite of the year and I really hope that she gets recognition for it. Every other performance here is great to. There is not one bad performance in this film. Everyone does an outstanding job and it seems like this film will get that recognition for its performances. The writing is top notch. I can tell from his writing that McQueen is interested in telling this story and the way he writes his dialogue is perfect. His direction is also very well done too. This man knows what he is doing. The story follows 9 African American’s put on trial for a protest that was squashed by the police and made to look like a riot. A lot of this film is in court and usually, movies that primarily focus on court cases don’t do a lot for me but this was special. I was always engaged in these scenes. We get to see a different side of the police around the world, not just in America and it’s infuriating to see how grossly the police were in this scenario. My main issue with the film was that sometimes, the cinematography felt a little stale. Most of my issues are with the beginning of the film in fact. It’s just not as interesting as the rest of the film. I’m not saying that the first part was boring but I was way more investing in everything after the beginning of the film. This a great film for anyone to check out if they want a compelling story or another knock out of the park from Steve McQueen.… Expand

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CarlElmoreNov 24, 2022

Very thought provoking film with some amazing direction by Steve McQueen and lead performance.

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