- Network: Prime Video
- Series Premiere Date: Apr 13, 2019
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Its inspired however slight storytelling makes for another great display of Glover’s many talents as an entertainer.
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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.
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Instead of Purple Rain, the film plays more like the 1978 reggae film Rockers, preferring the loosest possible narrative to a myth-building melodrama.
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In this light, playful effort, the offhanded breeziness is a feature, not a bug. ... It feels very much like a movie a bunch of friends thought up late one night, perhaps while sharing a blunt, as a party was winding down. This is meant as a compliment.
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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.
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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.
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Its tight runtime and straightforward message, mixed with infectious music, makes the film an enjoyable weekend-morning stream.
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At times it feels like a lost student film that’s been languishing in someone’s basement for decades.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 38 out of 51
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Mixed: 3 out of 51
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Negative: 10 out of 51
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Apr 13, 2019
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Apr 13, 2019
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Apr 14, 2019Amazing story! wonderfull acting from Glover e musics by Gambino. Hiro Murai direction just add to the amazing talent envolved in the project.