Burning Cane

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Karen K @Karen80 Dec 7 This is deep. It’s a sad, detailed, and moving film about what African Americans endure as a result of what they have suffered in this country. The hatred, ignorance, and family dysfunction that have come down over the generations from slavery and magnified by the long siege of Jim Crow terrorism have produced a morass of dysfunction that destroys people from childhood on in a million ways. If you don’t see this you haven’t seen the movie. See more 10/09/2022 Horrible film, not even worth watching on Netflix. See more 03/07/2021 Slow-burn wouldn't be an issue if it wasn't repetitive - this slice of life representation of depressing squalor is portrayed in very few shades. Smoking, drinking and monotonous sermons are atmospheric and naturalistic, which would be a welcome addition to a solid story. However, it is an achievement for a 17 year old and hopefully the young director will build upon all the laurels instead of falling asleep on them. See more wayne m @Wayne93 04/12/2020 Burning Cane is a small and delicate film that offers up food for thought and beautiful images, but is also a mess narratively and strangely disappointing. Made by 19yo Phillip Yeomans I feel this film could have been better with more development and structure. Set in rural Louisiana, it is about a woman named Helen who struggles to understand how best to love and help her alcoholic son and the alcoholic pastor of her church. The pastor is played superbly by Wendell Pierce and is the highlight of this film. The film does make important commentary on toxic masculinity and the overbearing power of the chutrch. But I feel the film tries to hard to be impressive rather than making a film with a cogent story. A film of promise but lacking true effectiveness. See more dave d @RT34924333 03/26/2020 Husband and Wife date night in the lovely indoors during a pandemic featured 'Burning Cane' which was't able to live up to the critic hype. 17-year old first-time filmmaker Phillip Youmans may have a career in cinematography, but it's most certainly not in writing. Another in the growing line of feature films that could have told the story in 30 minutes. The story should have been compelling, but instead it's expanded to excruciating levels with so little text on the page it makes you wonder if this may have been more effective as a silent film. There's no there there. It's beautiful and it's clear Youmans will have a career in the industry if he wants it. It's hard to imagine how a teen could get his movie financed, however it got done and it may be something to measure up with future work. Unfortunately, this isn't a captivating or engaging film. It's novel that a high school aged kid does a movie, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't treat this picture on its merits! Hubby: 3.8/Wife: 4.6 Average Final Score: 4.2/10 See more Lincoln K @RT85628835 01/20/2020 This film has an interesting visual style, which is impressive considering the filmmaker was only 17 years old when he shot, directed and edited the film. The only recognizable actor in the piece is veteran character actor Wendell Pierce, who also co-produced it. The story is somewhat unpleasant to watch, but it is rather short by feature standards. Definitely shows promise. See more Read all reviews

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