Film Review – Fruitvale Station

“Fruitvale Station” isn’t interested in presenting cold, hard facts.
Although it opens with actual video footage of Oscar Grant being shot by
a BART officer, the rest of the movie is devoted to a broad
representation of the young man’s life, mixing recreation with outright
fiction. For some, the overwhelming sympathy shown to Grant will provide
an exhaustively emotional experience, helping to mourn a senseless
death. However, “Fruitvale Station” doesn’t do itself any favors by
ignoring the mysterious workings of the incident, and while the picture
is penetratingly performed, it leaves numerous questions behind in
regards to the killing and Grant’s distressed demeanor, rendering the
feature too calculated for comfort.
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