A family - father, mother and a young boy - settle down in their frontier homestead to enjoy a meal when in walks a sinister figure, seen only from behind but instantly recognizable to fans of The Wire, Marvel movies and promos for Sky TV in the U.K. This jazz improvisational-style mashup of fact, legend and screenwriters’ whim starts with a traumatic act of murder, as unsettling as it is inexplicable. THE HARDER THEY FALL NETFLIX FULLIt’s a surprise they didn’t throw in the hand-clapping emoji (□) after each full stop for good measure. Existed.” That percussive punctuation for emphasis augurs that the film will flirt a lot with anachronism and pop culture patois alike, winking to younger viewers. Or, as an opening chyron puts it: “While the events of this story are fictional … These. Most of the film’s main characters - Rufus Buck (Elba), Nat Love (Majors), “Treacherous” Trudy Smith (King), “Stagecoach” Mary Fields (Beetz), “Cherokee” Bill (Stanfield) and Bass Reeves (Lindo) - were real living, breathing historical figures, but they lived in various times during the 19th century and most likely never met one another. But while it’s clear from the film that Samuel and his co-screenwriter and Hollywood script-puncher-upper-for-hire Boaz Yakin ( Fresh, Now You See Me) are well versed in the cinematic traditions of Westerns, especially when it comes to the ways one can shoot gunfights, bank heists and train robberies, they’re not precious about historical accuracy. Well in advance of its official premiere as the opening film for the BFI London Film Festival (it was also simultaneously broadcast in cinemas around the U.K.), The Harder They Fall piqued press interest enough to spawn articles about the real historical figures depicted in the film and broader pieces about the history of Black Westerns. Venue: BFI London Film Festival (Opening Night Gala)Ĭast: Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, LaKeith Stanfield, Regina King, Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo
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