Luce - Reviews

Race and privilege come under the microscope in director Julius Onah’s thought-provoking drama.

Kelvin Harrison Jr. puts in the film’s strongest performance, peeling back layers of performative friendliness.

Provocative examination of race in America.

Thrilling but also engaging, ‘Luce’ keeps us guessing

Luce’s power is that it refuses to ever pander to absolutes. Its commitment to ambiguity, to complexity, is defining.

...takes race beyond black and white

...Fascinating Study of Race and Class

Octavia Spencer brings intensity to a teasing argument-starter

Kelvin Harrison Jr. delivers one of the great performances of the year in the gripping Luce

...tackles complex issues of race, privilege, and expectations in a deliberately inconclusive, provocative way.

It’s one of the year’s very best films and maybe the finest film adapted from a play this decade.