Sing Sing

You can call this film Paddington 2 for a more mature audience. But this film is extremely the most special thing to have been released this year (so far). Such an excellent film, I genuinely felt a bit teary after the film, I’m genuinely happy that I went to see this movie. Sing Sing is about an acting rehabilitation program to make prisoners rekindle their lives through performing arts. I can’t get over how powerful the premise of the film is, it’s not only straight to the point but it’s also a film about finding yourself despite all the criminality and showing that you have a sense of humanity in yourself.  I love all of these characters, they’re not only so fun to watch but they all have some sort of purpose. They want to feel like they are apart of something, the programme is some sort of lightness in a dark world. The fact that they chose to do an absolutely random and absurd time travel comedy performance instead of a drama was just so perfect from a writing standpoint, it really represents the film as a whole. The performances are so TOP NOTCH, both leads deserve an Oscar. Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin were so amazing together. Every actor had perfect chemistry. It was so heartwarming to see criminals evolve their lives like nothing they’ve ever felt. The cinematography and score felt like it had something to say as well. The film wasn’t overly dramatic and it felt so natural.  I loved this film to bits, first 2025 film to get a 5 stars from me.