MOVIE REVIEW: The struggles of one Harlem family against the backdrop of a changing NYC in A THOUSAND AND ONE.
keenly understands this. The Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning drama is a family portrait unfurling in Harlem, spanning nearly a decade from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. It's a deeply human and personal story, set against the changes in New York over a decade, exploring and exposing the real cost and consequences of these changes.
Freshly released from prison, Inez de la Paz is determined to make a fresh start for herself and her son, Terry , who’s been in foster care while she’s been away. It’s an environment she grew up in, too: So, weary of a system that’s kept her son and with no other options, she kidnaps him and the pair starts over in Harlem, where Inez grew up. Together, along with Lucky , Terry’s father, the trio becomes a family.
However, it’s Taylor’s performance as the loyal, determined Inez that gives the picture its heart and soul. The actor captures Inez in all her complicated nature: fiercely loyal, hotheaded, compassionate, and often exhausted with the burden of holding her family together through it all. It’s a committed, engrossing performance, and the film falters toward the end as it shifts away from Inez to Terry.
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