I thought cultural appropriation was bad according to w.o.k.e. Culture? Isn't it what they have been saying for the past ten years? Cultural appropriation is bad; if you do it, you are nothing but a bad person, a bigot, and a racist?
Yet, here in this movie, one of our protagonists Lucy Grey sings country songs in rhythm and blues voice even though she is from New Jersey, and the daughter of a father of Polish descent and a mother of Colombian descent. I believe that is the definition of cultural appropriation, am I wrong?
Despite an interesting premise, the execution of that premise is amazingly poor. Apart from Zegler and her fake and inadequate accent, the acting in the movie is what makes you continue watching - if you have not stopped already after the one-hour mark. Peter Dinklage and Viola Davis do the most of the heavy lifting, but their characters are not in the center of the plot. Therefore, there is little that they can do to save the film.
And the singing is the worst part of the film. Each time they start singing, it is just cringe and embarrassing.
Yet, here in this movie, one of our protagonists Lucy Grey sings country songs in rhythm and blues voice even though she is from New Jersey, and the daughter of a father of Polish descent and a mother of Colombian descent. I believe that is the definition of cultural appropriation, am I wrong?
Despite an interesting premise, the execution of that premise is amazingly poor. Apart from Zegler and her fake and inadequate accent, the acting in the movie is what makes you continue watching - if you have not stopped already after the one-hour mark. Peter Dinklage and Viola Davis do the most of the heavy lifting, but their characters are not in the center of the plot. Therefore, there is little that they can do to save the film.
And the singing is the worst part of the film. Each time they start singing, it is just cringe and embarrassing.
