Too on the Nose with awful dialogue

Rating: 1/10 (13 June 2020)

This films intro was the best bit. It all went downhill from there. Two and half hours of predictable plot and awful unnatural dialogue. The cinematography was jarring for the wrong reasons with a colour palette that didn't match within individual scenes. The changing aspect ratio was a nice touch but I feel like this was an after thought as much of the framing felt off and was awfully wide for what felt like no reason.
The editing was rather lacklustre and felt like a soap opera.
I can see why this film is being praised due to its messages of inequality and awful treatment of African Americans throughout all of americas history. I would've appreciated these messages if they weren't served to me with a spoon.
I feel like the filmmakers in the editing room said "apocalypse now was a great Vietnam war film. We should pay homage to it" and with this in mind they added flight of the valkyries to the soundtrack. Poor taste and craft.