Fences SPOILER-FREE Review

With 2016 coming to a close, I thought it would be fitting for my final post of the year to be a movie review of the last film I saw this year, Fences . I saw this a few days ago, but I have procrastinated writing this review until the final hours of the year. I had really high expectations for Fences . The first trailer absolutely blew me away. It had so much raw power and emotion that I was overwhelmed. After seeing that trailer, I did a little more research into the film and found out the backstory. Denzel Washington and Viola Davis performed the play on stage, and even won Tony Awards for their performances. So they worked with the playwright, August Wilson , to adapt it for the big screen, with Washington directing. When I learned this, my excitement level immediately increased, because these people know this play inside and out. If anyone was going to deliver on a great film adaptation, it was going to be these guys. So I walked into Fences thinking it could very well end