Black Is King
PG
5.9
2020
1 hr 25 min
Music
This visual album from Beyoncé reimagines the lessons of "The Lion King" (2019) for today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns.
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- Cast：
- Beyoncé , Adut Akech , Naomi Campbell , Connie Chiume , Lupita Nyong'o , Kelly Rowland , Moonchild Sanelly
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Reviews
Fresh and Exciting
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In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
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A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
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The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
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