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Straw & Together

 We've officially reached that time of year where I pair movies together (ironically) for one review. Straw stars Taraji P. Henson as a struggling single mom with a sick daughter who snaps after a really bad day. Together stars Dave Franco and Allison Brie as a couple who experience some relatively disturbing bodily modifications.


Straw

Straw was weak at best. It was not the worst thing ever, it was definitely better than Divorce In The Black. Henson pretty much held this movie together, her acting was solid. But it was also marred with melodrama, biases towards one specific group, and long-winded monologues. Speaking as an African American woman, I am not obligated to kiss this movie's or Henson's butt. While the film was better than expected, it is still weak and is not worth your time.


Together
I enjoyed the HELL out of this movie. To my surprise, this was pretty well written as I do see this as somewhat of a cautionary tale on co-dependency. The film does not bash co-dependency, but I think it demonstrates why it is important to draw a line even with your significant other. Brie and Franco's chemistry was incredibly strong, which it should be considering they're married. There were some scenes that were slightly unnecessary (cough cough, BATHROOM SCENE), but given these days they could've been a whole lot worse. Loved this movie, deeply regret initially passing on it.

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