Blue Caprice

 

Blue Caprice 2013

• Director: Alexandre Moors
• Based on book: no
• Cast: Isaiah Washington, Tequan Richmond, Tim Blake Nelson, Joey Lauren Adams
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Isaiah Washington – Romeo Must Die, Bulworth, Dead Presidents, Clockers
• Tim Blake Nelson – American Violet, The Darwin Awards, O Brother Where Art Thou, Donnie Brasco
• Why? Possibly good.
• Seen:14 July 2022      

       This is a slow deliberate study of how a divorced man (Washington) and his adopted teen-aged son (Richmond) transform into mass murderers. The gradual build-up of foreboding is an indictment of the American glorification of guns, the country’s history of war and violence, the indifference to madness until it hits too close to home.

       If you’re expecting action, you’ll be disappointed but if you want a depressing but well-done explanation of the inexplicable, this is worth seeing.

       But…depressing. 

3 * of 5