Atom User Reviews for Fences
Best movie I've seen in a decade! Viola Davis is magic.
Dramatic/emotional film
loved this movie!! ugh so well done.
A Father's battle and A Women's battle
This movie did not belong in the movies..
This movie sucked. It was so bad it didn't make any sense and was horrible
It was a good movie with surprises and unexpected events and very long.
This movie has many messages and little something for everyone
So powerful and emotional!!! Viola Davis and Denzel amazing performance
The beginning was a little rocky, from a filmmaker standpoint, but it quickly found its stride and was an excellent rendition of an amazing play. A very real depiction of an African American family in blue collar America in the 50s and 60s.
Denzel did way to much talking
Good Movie. Shows a woman always making a sacrifice for a man's mistake. Sometimes men can be so selfish and expect a woman to be so forgiving. Good movie, but it made me realize and come to reality of why I'm single.
Was an amazing movie Oscar worthy!!!
I enjoyed it! Great movie to end my Christmas day.
Viola Davis = A++
This is a movie that opens up truth behind many households and allows people to understand how your raised does have a major impact in not only your life, but also the kids life that you create as well. Love your woman especially one who sacrifies her own to hold you down…
the entire movie was filmed in one setting.
Loved it so much!!!
I went to sleep half way through
Such a great movie! This movie was so well done, although it was a bit slow at times. Everyone should see this film and unpack a lot of the still relevant storyline for themselves.
A must see!!!
Perfectly acted. Deep. It'll seep into you in one way or another.
Really great movie. Made me laugh and cry. MUST SEE!
award-winning
great movie! a must see if you like introspective movies.
Definitely a must see!! Denzel and Viola were great!!!
loved the talked of the movie
Don't waste your money it's not worth it
The movie was good, the acting was great, authentic and deep. This was a feel good movie at times and sad at others. I recommend seeing this at least once. It gave me the feels at times.
This movie left me in tears , it was unbelievable, real life situation
brings mental illness and generational baggage and anger to the forefront
Phenomenal acting and film.
Took to long to build but it was good
Viola Davis was awesome
Reminiscent of Raisin in the Sun.
It was a really good movie. It wasn't what I thought it would be about according to the trailer.
made you laugh, sad, and mad
really long and has no point to it.
love the movie
Acting was great. Story was slow and it was flat like going to a play.
will go see again
No plot.
An Oscar Winner Performance
Very well rounded movie with a good cast.
An Amazing movie; was very heartfelt and deep.
Loved it no other way to describe it.
loved it
Viola Davis should win the Oscar for her performance.
Lots of stories - not a "baseball" movie like I was expecting
The cast was flawless.
Metacritic
Yes, Fences suffers somewhat from the bare-bones transferal of the “action” from stage to screen but the material is so compelling that viewers can easily lose sight of the movie’s “play nature.”
Denzel Washington directed and stars in Fences, and he has translated every element of August Wilson’s play to the screen: A language that’s naturalistic yet gently poetic, a detailed sense of America at mid-century...drama that turns to melodrama at key points, characterizations that seethe and explode, the touch of the fantastic (or is it the supernatural?) that pervades most of Wilson’s stories.
Fences is old-school Americana that's driven by dynamite performances all around, albeit a bit stuffy in nature.