Still Here (III) (2020) User Reviews

Good intentions...

[Makers40 · 7/10 · 29 August 2020]

Johnny Whitworth is raw and unfiltered. He grounds the reality of his scenes and steps into a vulnerability and humanity anchoring the darker moments of Still Here. Maurice McRae, although theatrical at times, brings heartbreak and despair to a very tough role. The circumstances of this script are heavy, and the weight of the world is showcased. There is an energy present in this film that supports and empowers white privilege. Vlad Feier, a filmmaker with an obligation to tell his perspective of the truth skews the importance of this topic with exaggerated earnestness. Hollywood has used the white savior trope for a long time as a structure to tell stories of POC. This false and limited perspective is damaging and ego driven with the "intention" of supporting Black stories. The continuation of this narrative is not in support of what it claims it stands for but rather of White people who carry the god complex. Some of the performances are over the top and there are slight technical issues, (i.e. breaking 180 line). The V.O.'s were not necessary and distracted from the behavior of the two leads.

Still Here is difficult to watch at times but hopefully the emotion of a father looking for his missing daughter will impact all audiences regardless.

2 Bad Actors

[pcforhope · 6/10 · 13 February 2021]

The 2 main detectives were horrible actors. I couldn't take them and it was hard to overlook. i would rate this an 8 but they brought it down. It was a good movie though, main characters were great, (Father and Reporter) If you can get past the over acting and try hard detectives (especially Johnny Holm) you'll love it.

Lacking in so many ways

[LovesBlues · 3/10 · 12 January 2021]

This movie is about a missing girl. The movie was poorly written and the acting was sub par with the exception of the players of the missing girls parents.

There was no 'mystery' the audience could begin to develop their own list of suspects from, no clues, just direct point a to point b to point c story.

The actor who played the reporter lacked the ability to speak the English language properly and was obviously NOT a writer, much less a reporter.

It says based on actual events, my guess is the author of the screenplay read 3 articles and based the whole movie on a poorly reported story, never digging deeper than what the paper said.

Finally the end was ridiculous in that this 2020 movie stated that Polly Klass was still missing.

I can't understand why STARZ purchased this terrible movie that had so much unrealized potential.

It was alright

[noemptyhands · 5/10 · 31 August 2020]

I don't know how to take this movie. But this is how black people are treated in this country and it's so sad that the victims are victimized over and over again. I know it's a movie but it's all to real day to day life for many black people living in America. And black police officers and officials that continue to work in these institutions of oppression and inequality should be shamed! Hard movie to watch. I was just not that impressed by the acting or storyline. I felt it was missing something not sure what it was but something was missing.i felt it tried to hard.good attempt though.

Still Here - Only Just

[krocheav · 4/10 · 8 November 2021]

Having good intentions is not always a guarantee of making a good movie - unless you are good at what you do. 'Still here' looked promising on paper but comes in as a difficult watch on many levels - including, messy editing, direction, photography, and a poorly realised script - featuring very few convincing situations and many unfocused characters. It comes across as another excuse to push the agenda of the unhelpful law and its big bad white guy type policing...offering little more than supposition to back up its accusations.

Then, as if attempting to add some form of balance, one of the white detectives is shown in a detailed scene having an unexplained change of heart - but of course, his epiphany results in changing nothing, next we see of him he's right back to his nasty ol self. These types of character inconsistencies tend to continue across the board.

Most acting is from the over the top school of expression - while some of this might sometimes work, overall , it's ultimately tiresome. The story is claimed as based on facts but these 'facts' come across as manufactured and mostly unbelievable (especially the resolution). Pity, as it offers the odd good line, and might have been better if given a sure-handed approach. A pile-on of endless foul language adds nothing to the general proceedings.

This movie is the Best of the year!

[bullock-beth-576-602536 · 10/10 · 13 January 2021]

I'm a white lady and old. But these actors were so powerful in their performance that I actually felt their pain not only because they were black but because their daughter was black and no one cared. Because they were black. This movie was so full of emotion. The actors made me see into their pain. I'm not prejudiced at all but I can see this same thing happens a lot in real life. This movie should win an Emmy and an Oscar. And the performance of the entire cast is superb but the guy that played the dad....man you need your own reward. You did a really good job. I hope to see all these actors again.

Well Meaning and Informative... But

[zorroaca · 5/10 · 12 April 2021]

Some good acting counterbalanced by a lot of bad. Because of the subject matter you forgive a lot of it. Overall it was a bit disjointed and sometimes off the wall. The ending which might have saved the film... instead was like letting the air out of a tire.

Powerful Performances

[oaklep · 8/10 · 5 September 2020]

Superb acting from a largely unknown (by me, anyway) cast. Engaging and involving story. I have to say I'm always more compelled to watch movies based on true events. This one held me throughout. As a side note fans of Zazie Beetz (the one face I DID recognise) should be aware her role is of a 'Cameo' nature and lasts only a couple of minutes. Great film.

Heartbreaking - Amazing

[dan_solis · 10/10 · 28 August 2020]

The acting and the photography are both marvelous. I was in awe during the whole movie. It is heartbreaking (and very reveling) to live a story like this through the perspective of real people, specially in a time where this is a reality for so many others in the world.

Absolutely Fantastic

[antoala · 10/10 · 1 September 2020]

Still Here is a brave movie, raw, realistic, specially In the times we are living, the acting was superb!!

Great Movie!! STILL HERE

[LaFrances26 · 10/10 · 31 August 2020]

I watch STILL HERE this weekend and l have to say it was a great movie! It was one of the best movies l have seen all year! I will definitely recommend this movie to a friend.

Breathtaking, must see it!

[dananedelciu · 10/10 · 29 August 2020]

Real, strong and touching story so much so that it made me have a better understanding of the tumultuous world we all live in today. Acting is intense and powerful. I discovered a Johnny Whitworth I never knew existed and got mesmerized by Maurice McRae. This story of human trafficking will change everything you thought you knew about it:

It's a powerful lesson to be learned!

Beautiful Acting

[patricia-89064 · 10/10 · 5 February 2021]

This movie is filled with raw emotion and symbolism that will have your eyes watering throughout. The family relationship is very well tight all around. We need more stories around resilience and family like this one. I enjoyed the story and the beautiful acting. A timely film

Makes you feel

[Gordon-11 · 5 September 2020]

This is a hard film to watch. It makes you feel, and makes you think whether everyone is caring for one another enough.

Very authebtic

[francishamit · 8/10 · 6 June 2021]

Having been a reporter and a detective, I found this film very authentic . Anyone who has lived in a major city in the USA and known people of color will find that part of iut relateable. Tho cops are a bit overblown but all of the evets portrayed ring true.