Monday, May 13, 2019
The Sun Is Also A Star
Is it fate or coincidence when Jamaican-born Natasha (Yara Shahidi) & Korean/American Daniel (Charles Melton), 2 strangers who cross paths, each on their way to important separate meetings that could effect their lives in a major way? He is a college-bound romantic who believes in fate & love at first sight. She is a pragmatic high school junior fighting to keep her & her family from being deported the next day. They just have a few hours to develop their relationship before it might be ripped away from them. Each are children of immigrants who are trying fulfill their dreams for their families in America. These two lead characters have chemistry together & you will want to root for them as clock ticks down & their future together looks dim. John Leguizamo has a small role as a lawyer. The fabulous city of New York serves as a beautiful & colorful backdrop. This film celebrates diversity as it exposes audiences to 2 different ethnic cultures. Based on Nicola Yoon’s novel of the same title, this film is not autobiographical but Yoon does lend much of her personal experiences into her characters. “Everything, Everything” was Yoon’s first novel made into a movie. This film is for incurable romantics who enjoy the ups & downs of a good love story.
Alien gives it 3½ “poems of love, sex, & stars” stars out of 4.
Is it fate or coincidence when Jamaican-born Natasha (Yara Shahidi) & Korean/American Daniel (Charles Melton), 2 strangers who cross paths, each on their way to important separate meetings that could effect their lives in a major way? He is a college-bound romantic who believes in fate & love at first sight. She is a pragmatic high school junior fighting to keep her & her family from being deported the next day. They just have a few hours to develop their relationship before it might be ripped away from them. Each are children of immigrants who are trying fulfill their dreams for their families in America. These two lead characters have chemistry together & you will want to root for them as clock ticks down & their future together looks dim. John Leguizamo has a small role as a lawyer. The fabulous city of New York serves as a beautiful & colorful backdrop. This film celebrates diversity as it exposes audiences to 2 different ethnic cultures. Based on Nicola Yoon’s novel of the same title, this film is not autobiographical but Yoon does lend much of her personal experiences into her characters. “Everything, Everything” was Yoon’s first novel made into a movie. This film is for incurable romantics who enjoy the ups & downs of a good love story.
Alien gives it 3½ “poems of love, sex, & stars” stars out of 4.
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