Starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith, director Melina Matsoukas’ powerhouse road movie is a character-driven, hard hitting banger of a debut.
Following a disastrous first date that culminates in the shooting of a police officer in self-defence, our protagonists go on the run. What follows is a stylish, provocative and slick road movie, wearing its Thelma and Louise/ Bonnie and Clyde influences on its sleeve, showing Matsoukas’s undeniable flair behind the camera.
It unflinchingly takes on the raw social theme of racial injustice and delivers pace, action and punchy dialogue. With a sterling supporting cast including Chloë Sevigny and Chilli Pepper Flea, Queen & Slim is a righteous, breathless rollercoaster of a ride.
