Delightful not to watch a cliché-filled movie about African-Americans talking about oppression and dealing criminally. Instead a very harmonious and scaled-down view of urban poverty by following a family and its everyday life. A warm and human film that at the same time holds deep social criticism. The balance is fine, personal fate and universal thought, serious poetry and humour side by side. You get sympathy and liking for the characters just because they are so real, it's almost like a documentary. But the sympathy you have is nothing Burnett needs because the characters are themselves and need no one to improve the story, it does not help but just adds in some way. Stylish in its simplicity, composing and photography.
Review of Killer of Sheep
