You won't be disappointed!

Did you people see the same film I saw?

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

There was surely a more compelling film to be made from the factual events upon which "Loving" is based. The soft-spoken couple at the center of the film were the spark that ignited a controversy that would eventually result in a Supreme Court ruling allowing legal interracial marriage. But the film we're given almost goes out of its way to avoid any dramatic conflict, making the fight this couple waged in the name of equality seem no more remarkable than a daily trip to the grocery store.Ruth Negga (Oscar nominated) and Joel Egerton give decent performances as largely inarticulate people who find themselves the center of something much bigger than them. If the actual events played out as they do in this film, fine. I'm not asking the filmmakers to invent facts or scenarios just to make their movie more interesting. But we could have been shown how big a deal this court case was, even if the couple at the center of it weren't physically present to witness much of it. We're told how much publicity the case got around the nation, but we don't see it in the movie. We're told what a big deal it was, but we're not shown it. The makers of "Loving" decided to make a movie about this topic, so they could have done something to bring dramatic interest to it.In these racially charged times, a story like this should have triggered all sorts of emotions in the viewer: outrage, sympathy, pride, fear, frustration, sadness, joy. Instead it left me feeling almost nothing, mostly because it seems like it can barely muster the energy to tell its own story.Grade: C+

A good film about a really important case in our nation's history. And it brings to late a shameful period of our collective past that we should never forget. Amazing that a case like this involved a family named Loving! Ruth Negga is awesome in her role, though Joel Edgerton never warmed up for me. And the film drags a bit, costing it a star in my mind. But the story is five stars all the way, and it is a film that should be seen by all! And that last image... wow. Powerful.

Joel Edgerton and Ruth Neggia give restrained performances in this film dealing with inter-racial marriage and bigotry and that's part of the problem here. Edgerton talks as if he has marbles in his mouth and Neggia's character of Mildred comes off much too nonchalant with the tremendous problem the inter-racially married couple face.Even when their case ultimately goes to the Supreme Court, we just hear the very generalized opening arguments by the Loving's attorneys. Even when the court reaches its decision, there is very little excitement upon the married couple's response.Am amazed that Ruth Neggia was nominated for a best actress Oscar and after seeing the film and her rather lackluster performance, there is no surprise that she lost.Even the racist police officers come off as rather blase here.

Loving is a tough and frustrating film. Richard and Mildred are an interracial couple in the 1950's who decide to get married. The story goes downhill from there.The outright hatred for the couple by the whites is palpable. The blacks also wonder why the white guy would go this way. The marriage brings a lot of legal trouble their way because interracial marriage was not quite legal in Virginia at that time.The couple endures years, decades of abuse. The actors do a great job of showing that the couple's only options were basically to shut up and take abuse after abuse that in today's world is unimaginable. The movie would have benefited from more details about how the couple met and got to the point where the movie started. It seems that Richard's Mom never really thought it was a good idea, so more development of that angle would have been great. All told, it's a solid, frustrating film because of the story. It's a social shame that this was how society treated non-whites at this time. It's really just hard to believe. Good story. Enjoy.