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    The Best of Enemies

    PG-132019 · Historical drama · 2h 13m

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    Critics consensus The Best of Enemies has the best of intentions, but they're derailed by a problematic perspective and a disappointing lack of insight. More reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

  1. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › the_best_of_enemies_2019The Best of Enemies (2019) | Rotten Tomatoes

    Apr 5, 2019 · During the racially charged summer of 1971, Atwater and Ellis come together to co-chair a community summit on the desegregation of schools in Durham, N.C. The ensuing debate and battle soon lead ...

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  3. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › the_best_of_enemiesThe Best of Enemies - Movie Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes

    At a horrific point in U.S. history, The Best of Enemies is accomplished enough to allow its humanist message to shine through without any interference. Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 |...

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    On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 53% based on 79 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, " The Best of Enemies has the best of intentions, but they're derailed by a problematic perspective and a disappointing lack of insight." [12]

  5. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › the-best-of-enemiesThe Best of Enemies | Rotten Tomatoes

    The Best of Enemies 1962 1h 44m Comedy Drama List Reviews 75% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A British major (David Niven) and an Italian captain (Alberto Sordi) gain respect for each other in...

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  6. www.screendaily.com › reviews › the-best-of-enemies'The Best Of Enemies': Review | Reviews | Screen

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    Slated for US release on April 5, this STXfilms offering will hope to ride a wave of recent racial dramas that have been commercially successful, including Green Book ($304 million worldwide currently) and The Upside ($120 million). Henson and Rockwell have marquee appeal, and The Best Of Enemies could attract adult crowds uninterested in Dumbo or ...

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    Set in 1971 in Durham, North Carolina, the film stars Henson as Ann Atwater, a single mom fighting to improve the lives of African-Americans in her community. Opposed to racial equality is C.P. Ellis (Rockwell), the president of the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan, who views blacks as inferior. But after a black school suffers serious fire damage...

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    This little-known real-life story is reduced to cardboard drama by first-time feature filmmaker Bissell, a producer or executive producer on movies such as Seabiscuit and The Hunger Games. Throughout, The Best Of Enemies aches with sincerity as we witness these two strong-willed individuals eventually come to respect one another, but the process pr...

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    Henson plays her character, whos nicknamed Roughhouse Annie for her battering-ram demeanour, in only one gear. Although its amusing to see the Oscar-nominated actress spit venom at the racists around her, Atwaters lack of gradation gets tiresome.

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    On a more macro level, however, The Best Of Enemies is exhausting because of its tired storytelling devices especially its supposition that all a racist white man needs to become a better human being is to spend some time with a black person. Even if the true story played out exactly as Bissells film suggests, theres a stultifying, patronising att...

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  7. www.cinemablend.com › the-best-of-enemies-reviewThe Best Of Enemies Review | Cinemablend

    Apr 4, 2019 · With impressive acting firepower, and a positive message of unity for the common good, The Best of Enemies shines as an example of historical storytelling that anyone can identify with.

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    Apr 10, 2019 · The Best of Enemies Film Review: A civil rights film that isn't bad medicine, just makes it a placebo, veering towards exploitation.

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