Not hearing good things about John Ridley’s “Shirley.” This is a Netflix-produced biopic about Shirley Chisholm, America's first Black congresswoman. Chisholm is played by Regina King.
“Hey Ruimy, “Shirley” had an online test screening. I attended. This is my reaction. It’s bad. Like, comically bad. Every cliche in a generic biopic imaginable is in this. It’s through and through Oscar-bait trash. I would love to say, at the very least, that King was good in the role, unfortunately she’s not. It’s like she’s doing an impression in a comedy sketch. If anyone had this in their predictions, I would advise them to remove it. This is going nowhere.”
Yikes. Of course, this is just one reaction. Another one, from an anonymous redditor, wasn’t positive either, saying the movie is “fine” and that it was “a super generic biopic.”
“Shirley” currently doesn’t have a release date, and with these kinds of reactions you might expect to see it early next year. Netflix could maybe make a push to campaign King’s performance, but that remains to be seen.
Netflix clear #1 this awards season is “Bardo.” Their #2 is said to be “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” with a major push for Janelle Monae’s performance. Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde” is not a priority for them, ditto Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise” which is said to be too polarizing.