The film makers haven't listened to Wright. They appear to have been aiming at the same genteel audience that insists on seeing something sentimental and upbeat even in a television movie-of-the-week about AIDS.
Native Son
The story that shocked the country.
1986 · 1h 51m · PG
Drama
Directed by
Jerrold Freedman
Overview
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
Transforms the novel into an all-too-genteel crime story, denuded of rage, devoid of social and historic context.
Unfortunately, drama translates as melodrama and speechy, preachy dialogue tells us we're watching something that's good for us.
The movie understands that the story really is about the killer's point of view. It is not the story of a crime, not a docudrama, not a sociological essay.
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