Waves

All the performances are excellent and perfectly pitched between reality and melodrama. And visually the film follows the same pattern: very creatively photographed by Drew Daniels, it also succeeds in being both "real" and heightened...

Shults is saying nothing new here. Nor does he exploit or trivialise the African-American experience. It's a powerful and plausible tale but it's told with such a bombardment of sound and image that he leaves you no opportunity to think for yourself.

The emotional through line of Waves and its exploration of forgiveness give shape to a movie that often feels like a mixtape.

An imperfect yet utterly thrilling watch.

Ultimately, Waves is a film that feels deeply but thinks quickly.

Trey Edward Shults's bombastic third feature crashes and recedes, leaving few revelations in its wake.

Shults has crafted a gorgeously visual, and uniquely helmed movie that celebrates the best of romantic connection, and is unafraid to condemn the entitlement and disrespect that plagues so many relationships, whether platonic or romantic.

Showcasing the habitual strictness of black parenting on screen is lazy without foundation and substance, but that’s exactly what Shults does.

Waves has such a livewire pulse it’s practically alive with energy and a deep emotional current that runs to the surface.

A visceral exploration of an affluent African American family in crisis by Trey Edward Shults.