Medicine For Melancholy

Maybe I am being unfair but I didn't see Tyler Perry's "Madea Goes To Jail" but I thought of it as I watched, "Medicine For Melancholy".

My thoughts were, "why isn't this film getting the same kind of publicity and recognition?"

"Medicine For Melancholy" at it's core for me is a love story. A love story told on many different levels. It deals with race, gentrification, infidelity, and many other issues in a subtle and sensitive way that left me feeling fulfilled.

The acting was top notch and since the movie is a character driven piece it was instrumental in moving the story forward. The feel of the movie being shot mostly in black and white tinged at first seems like a trick but it's apt in letting the story of these two people unfold.

I told a friend it's as if the movie oozed inside of me and permeated to the bone marrow. That's how deeply I felt it.

I am new to the bay area but seeing parts of San Francisco laid out like a tapestry was magical. I wanted to attend a screening that featured the writer/director Barry Jenkins but didn't get a chance to make it. I am very much looking forward to what he will do next.

Medicine for Melancholy should definitely be on your "To Watch" list...