Black or White (2014)
Starring Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer, this film features an engaging, occasionally humorous script by writer-director Mike Binder. When the protagonist’s wife dies in a car accident, he is left on his own to raise his granddaughter, who is the child of his now-deceased white daughter and a black man. With an even-handed screenplay, good performances, and solid direction, the film deftly explores the issues of race in an interesting and entertaining way. Paula Newsome is particularly winning as a family-law judge.
***¼ (out of *****)
©2018 David R. George III
2014 • 2 HOURS, 1 MINUTE
RELATIVITY MEDIA • TREEHOUSE FILMS • SUNLIGHT PRODUCTIONS • IM GLOBAL
STARRING
• KEVIN COSTNER, OCTAVIA SPENCER
ALSO STARRING
• JILLIAN ESTELL, BILL BURR, JENNIFER EHLE, ANDRÉ HOLLAND, GILLIAN JACOBS, ANTHONY MACKIE
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
• MIKE BINDER
NO 2014 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS