Guava Island: Season 1

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Prime Video | Season Premiere Date: April 13, 2019

Summary: Directed by Hiro Murai, Donald Glover's "tropical thriller" filmed in Cuba about a musician putting together a festival also features Rhianna and Letitia Wright.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Apr 13, 2019

Its inspired however slight storytelling makes for another great display of Glover’s many talents as an entertainer. Read full review

John DeFore

Apr 13, 2019

Instead of Purple Rain, the film plays more like the 1978 reggae film Rockers, preferring the loosest possible narrative to a myth-building melodrama. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Apr 13, 2019

Acting has never been Rihanna’s strong suit, and when the film cuts to her, it’s impossible to ignore one of “Guava Island’s” fundamental limitations: that she really ought to be singing, rather than reduced to playing Deni’s love interest. Read full review

The Guardian Jake Nevins

Dec 5, 2019

The result is something half-baked and probably best watched while baked, a project rich with ideas about art and consumption that remain curiously unleavened. Read full review

The Telegraph Adam White

Jan 3, 2020

Guava Island is a neat encapsulation of Glover’s key artistic interests, expressions that are by turn angry and hopeful, but always driven by the idea of music as an undeniable force for good. As a film it is slight, but not unsatisfying, instead existing as a thoughtful, dreamy tribute to art, love and people power. Read full review

Joelle Monique

Apr 16, 2019

Its tight runtime and straightforward message, mixed with infectious music, makes the film an enjoyable weekend-morning stream. Read full review

Emily Yoshida

Apr 13, 2019

At times it feels like a lost student film that’s been languishing in someone’s basement for decades. Read full review

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FelipeFenty

Apr 13, 2019

Rihanna está impecável na sua atuação, mostrando um lado diferente de todos os filmes que já participou e atou. Donald Glover transformou uma crítica social em um grande e belíssimo filme.

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jrfen_t

Apr 13, 2019

O filme é impecável do começo ao fim. A fotografia é de outro mundo. Atuação da Rihanna melhorando cada vez mais.

1 of 3 users found this helpful12

HarleyKalk

Apr 13, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The film is pure and tells a beautiful and strong story, a real story of what happens in the world, it was exciting!… Expand

1 of 4 users found this helpful13

Armandorg81

Apr 14, 2019

Rihcristo lo hizo bien el de arriba tiene que ser fan de asconce hablado pura lady gaga

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Izago

Apr 14, 2019

Ótimo filme curto, o bom é que ele é gostoso, o ruim que somente dura 1 hora, childish Gambino (Donald Glover) Divo como sempre com sua super companheira Rihanna ( se bem que ela poderia cantar também) conta uma historia real sobre o mundo e com a "aparição de this is américa" pois todosÓtimo filme curto, o bom é que ele é gostoso, o ruim que somente dura 1 hora, childish Gambino (Donald Glover) Divo como sempre com sua super companheira Rihanna ( se bem que ela poderia cantar também) conta uma historia real sobre o mundo e com a "aparição de this is américa" pois todos pensam que na america vai ser diferente e nenhum lugar é. É um bom filme porem curtissimo… Expand

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jzathajenius

Apr 19, 2019

A weird, not particularly entertaining little experiment. Not much story to speak of, the performances aren't great, the musical numbers felt shoehorned in like it was an Elvis movie. I really do not know what kind of point they were trying to make thematically? Too much work is bad?

TheA weird, not particularly entertaining little experiment. Not much story to speak of, the performances aren't great, the musical numbers felt shoehorned in like it was an Elvis movie. I really do not know what kind of point they were trying to make thematically? Too much work is bad?

The only highlight is Hiro Murai's direction. Beautiful colours, authentic scenery, natural lighting....it was enough to get me through the 1 hour running time. Only just though.… Expand

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matieu

Apr 13, 2019

Putting too much expectation onto it was such a huge mistake. Rihanna's acting is so bad that only Childish could save this mess. She can't sing and now she proved she can't act. Lame.

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