Anthony

Such a sad story and one I hadn't remembered until seeing this superbly written drama. The pain this family endured was unimaginable and not one that any family should have to ever go through.

When I first read the synopsis of this film, and that it was based on a true story, I really wasn't interested. What was the point of showing someone's life if they had not been murdered? However, I watched the trailer and I found the main character to be an extremely charismatic actor, who draws you straight into the story and his wonderful family. And the whole "What life he may of had" worked brilliantly by giving you insight into the kind of person he was, and how much he was loved by others, and that he would try his best to make people happy. Now I'm not an idiot, I know this was painted through rose tainted spectacles, and his life could have been the complete opposite, we will never know, but I didn't care in the end. He, and His family were portrayed beautifully and I think it was a beautiful memorial for his Mother and family. I'm sure many tears were shed, including mine.

Moving and powerful. A must-see. An imagined life. Imagined because Antony Walker was not allowed to live this life. Brilliantly structured, scripted, directed and acted.

Deeply saddening and uncomfortable viewing.

'Anthony' details the real life racially motivated murder of Anthony Walker. As you can imagine, it all makes for extremely tough viewing, especially when you know of the incident. I do like how the film portrays events, with focus put on Walker's life as opposed to the racists.

The film tells the story in reverse, in relation to how his life could've turned out. If I'm honest, I didn't love the backwards nature of the storytelling - it breaks up what they are trying to show too much for my liking, as it feels too stop-start. With that noted, the acting and meaning of those scenes are very nicely done.

Toheeb Jimoh is superb in the lead role, top performance. Rakie Ayola (Gee) and Bobby Schofield (Mick) are very good too. It can't have been a easy one to act out, for everyone involved I imagine.

It's not an easy watch, but I'd argue it's an important one about a truly tragic and disgusting true event.

Absolutely heartbreaking. Shows the harsh reality of this world.