Friday, June 22, 6:30 p.m. Castro
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| Night Comes On: Tatum Marilyn Hall (left) & Dominique Fishback (right) |
Angel (Dominique Fishback, pictured right) has just turned 18 and thus aged out of juvenile detention for illegal possession of a handgun. She is released with a few dollars, a bus pass, and a phone but no way to charge it. Angel’s mother is dead, and her father killed her. Her girlfriend is not prepared to pick up as if nothing happened, she has no place to stay, and her job prospects are dismal at best. Angel goes to visit her little sister Abby (Tatum Marilyn Hall, left), planning to find their father and kill him, hoping that will offer her and Abby a fresh start in life.
Night Comes On is very well done, with superb performances by the two leads. It explores the gritty reality of life on the edge of the prison industrial complex, foster care, juvenile detention, probation, and life on the streets. However, two things stood in the way of my enjoyment. First, the main characters are hardened by circumstances and experience, letting no one in — not even each other, nor the audience. Second, the story is an unrelenting downer, with hardly so much as a reflection of a glimmer of hope. Recommended, but don’t think you’re in for a “feel-good” movie outing.
Night Comes On is very well done, with superb performances by the two leads. It explores the gritty reality of life on the edge of the prison industrial complex, foster care, juvenile detention, probation, and life on the streets. However, two things stood in the way of my enjoyment. First, the main characters are hardened by circumstances and experience, letting no one in — not even each other, nor the audience. Second, the story is an unrelenting downer, with hardly so much as a reflection of a glimmer of hope. Recommended, but don’t think you’re in for a “feel-good” movie outing.
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