Black or White

I can say I really enjoyed this movie immensely, and I might add one of the better Kevin Costner movies he has done since "Dances with Wolves". I also love Octavia Spencer in just about anything she is in, and puts in a great performance as the Grandmother! The dialogue and script in this movie and life lessons should leave us all with something to think about. This movie is so well acted and put together, and reiterates things that having great parents taught me early on in life about family, race, and what is right and wrong. In the end it teaches us all what is most important.

Emotional dispute for an innocent young soul. One of the beautiful melodrama of the year. It is a partial courtroom drama and it was about a biracial kid, whose grandparents fight to own the custody. Obviously a sensitive matter, but incredibly written screenplay that balanced both the ways. Such kind of theme is always welcomed, but in this case, again, those critics behind ruining the movie. Should have been in the Oscar race in any category, but it didn't. The reason is simple, about famous people and histories always have the edge over the fictional works in the film world. Child custody battle is a most familiar theme, but not a very common. In this, the characters are so special, made a huge difference with an interesting opening plot. At some point I felt scenes were very intensified and old fashioned, but the story and dialogues were not. Lots of emotional scenes involved right from the first frame itself. Especially one of the courtroom scene in the third act which was a turning point in the story was so touching. The families are definitely going to love that particular part. "Well, there are certain things a man can do, certain thing a woman can do." Top notch performances, especially the Kevin Costner, and Octavia Spencer in some crucial parts. Apart from them it has some cheerful humours. A movie that is not pinpointing the mistakes of the past like some of the recent films depicted, but looking forward to the future and unifying by removing fences. As a living creature, the conflict within is not an invalid, even non-living substances do have when they come together in the form of chemical reaction. So as we're civilised, it must be minimised. Happy or sad ending, it does not matter, because it is simply delivering a message about the difference between good and bad. The kid was the centre of the story formation, but the screenplay did not designed her to dominate. Because her presence was the vital than to display stunning performance, as it was a conflict between two different racial people. But, how the kid gets affected if the confrontation gets ugly as the story progresses is the point to develop ahead. So that brings the climax, and you should watch the movie to know how it all ends. I would say it is a very underrated movie and needs immediate recognition. It will going to be one of those movies to be praised in the future. 8½/10

The film captures humor, drama and it's sweet and deeply felt from Kevin Coster's performance. Finally the worst month to release films (January) releases an heart felt film. Grade A

I liked it. Kevin Costner was really good, Octavia Spencer was damn good, and the emotional story is the best writing I have seen in 2015. Black And White was a good film, it may not be the best drama out there but it sure makes you cry.

Black or White has good intentions for sure, Kevin Costner gives another winning performance in his recent come back. We do get good supporting work from Anthony Mackie and Mpho Koaho along with some compelling courtroom scenes. However the movie is too sentimental for it's own good, it's too long and gives the most anticlimactic ending to any movie I've seen so far this year. Finally don't even get me started on Octavia Spencer who gives the most over the top performance of her career, she was kind of awful.