The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Really Love
Romance · Drama · 2020
A rising black painter tries to break into a competitive art world while balancing an unexpected romance with an ambitious law student.
Movie details
Really Love
2020 Romance · Drama 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
A rising black painter tries to break into a competitive art world while balancing an unexpected romance with an ambitious law student.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Really Love?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Angel Kristi Williams
Written by
Angel Kristi Williams · Felicia Pride
Kofi Siriboe
Isaiah Maxwell
Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing
Stevie Solomon
Uzo Aduba
Chenai Hungwe
Tristan Mack Wilds
Nick Wright
Naturi Naughton
Sicily Richmond
Jade Eshete
Mecca Gerima
Suzzanne Douglas
Anne Richmond
Court is in session
Put Really Love on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.