Guava Island

  • 2019


MOVIE IS reminiscent african promotional musical
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Positive Reviews 25
Negative reviews 14
Average Rating 2.9/5
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3.8
Filmed in secret in Cuba and released with little fanfare on Amazon this morning, Guava Island is a musical romance thriller from the team behind FXs .. Rogerebert
3.0
This slight but charming film may be designed for a passing cultural moment sort of a Snapchat of a mini movie, but with distinct flavor and powerhous .. Common Sense Media
1.5
For all of the films vibrant energy, Guava Island isnt a standalone work so much as a tie in to its creator and stars ever ascending career that offer .. Indie Wire
4.5
Last summer, Donald Glover snuck off to Cuba to create something a feature film collaboration, or so the rumors had it, based on scant information oth .. Variety
3.0
Shot in a postcard like 4x3 aspect ratio and with an earthy, desaturated grain that lends the sights and sounds of island life a certain timeless and .. The Guardian
1.5
Photo: Amazon I want everyone here to feel as free as you possibly can tonight, says Deni (Donald Glover) as a means of opening a much anticipated mus .. Vulture
3.5
Atlanta collaborators Donald and Stephen Glover and Hiro Murai head south for a Cuba set featurette co starring Rihanna. The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
But the overall approach is lighter and poppier, appropriate to the tropical setting. The New York Times
3.0
As a film it is slight, but not unsatisfying, instead existing as a thoughtful, dreamy tribute to art, love and people power. Telegraph
1.5
For all of Glovers substantial achievements, is shockingly facile and utterly limited in perspective. The Globe And Mail
4.5
Guava Island is a new film from actor rapper Donald Glover which premiered the night before his final performance as Childish Gambino at Coachella 201 .. Decider
4.0
Guava Island Director Hiro Murai Cast Donald Glover, Rihanna, Letitia Wright, Nonso Anozie Rating 4/5 A year after it was reported that Donald Glover .. Hindustan Times
1.5
Donald Glover and Rihanna bring us a dark, disturbing Caribbean fairytale that sits somewhere between musical feature film and long form music video. Smh
1.5
This isnt America.Amazon Studios Guava Island, Amazon Primes Donald Gloverproduced musical film, hit the streaming service Saturday morning, and it is .. Slate
3.5
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4.5
Still, Guava Island is a fun warm weather romp full of charming melodies and breezy interactions. The Atlantic
2.0
The plot about an islands people revolting against slave labour and celebrating freedom with a music festival is essentially the story of Caribbean Ca .. Now Toronto
2.5
Jokes dont land; symbols prove plodding rather than suggestive; emotional contours go unexplored. Vanity Fair
3.0
All you really need to know about Guava Island, the new 55 minute tropical thriller directed by Hiro Murai but introduced in the opening credits as a .. The Ringer
2.0
This supports the films morality angle, but its flimsy narrative doesnt give it much heft. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
3.0
As a final aside; theres an interesting parallel between Guava Island and Jordan Peeles dopplelganger horror Us. The Shiz Nit
3.0
The film is so breezy that resistance against its musical form will prove futile, though Glover doesnt leave much room for anyone else to shine. The Skinny
3.5
Donald Glover may not have written or directed Guava Island, but his fingerprints are all over the film. Polygon
4.5
The best film of the weekend isnt in theaters.Music has always had the potential to move the oppressed more than a hail of deadly bullets. Daily Film Fix
4.5
A surprise genre defying release from Donald Glover, featuring a subtly great performance from Rihanna. Mid West Film Journal
1.5
Knowing this, its especially criminal that her character doesnt sing a single note in the film. Thril List
1.5
Its actually a pretty low key, borderline vanity project thats unlikely to truly wow anyone beyond existing fans of the creatives involved: the film c .. Gq Magazine
4.0
Guava Island is a great first push into feature work, from the team that brings us the show Atlanta, and it whets the appetite for more film work from .. idobi.com
3.0
Guava Island (Murai, 2019) Last year Janelle Monae released a conceptual emotion picture to act as a thematic and visual supplement to her third studi .. The Lonely Film Critic
3.0
In terms of the thriller element its hardly breaking new ground but theres enough to subvert expectations of a purely promotional concert film. Culture Whisper
1.5
Had embraced more of the mysticism introduced in its prologue, it may have been the kind of oddity its striving to be.
4.5
In many ways, Guava Island accomplishes exactly what it set out: create a fun, colorful, anti capitalist romp that leaves viewers smiling. Hyperallergic
1.5
No one could say it overstays its welcome ... I wish theyd indulged themselves a little more. KMUW - Wichita Public Radi ..
3.2
It never fully works as a film that believes art can topple tyranny, but is nevertheless charming, musically festive and visually soothing. Sover
1.5
Stripping away the islands identity inadvertently taps into the idea that the Caribbean islands and Latin America or African countries, in general are .. Remezcla
0.5
It is quite paradoxical that something that wants to be anti capitalist has product placement everywhere. Culturamas
4.5
Donald Glover (also known as Childish Gambino) in scene from Guava Island. People's World
2.5
it doesnt really come off a morally ambiguous decision on his part. High on Films
1.5
It doesnt only feel vintage and aesthetically pleasing but also reminiscent of an old classic artsy piece. GhMovieFreak
3.5
Synopsis: On Guava Island, a local musician is determined to throw a festival for everyone to enjoy. Just Add Color
3.5
Odd, and at times feels like a goof. But it encapsulates the filmmaking style of Glover, Murai and Co., and I was entertained throughout (Philadelphia .. Splice Today



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