MISS JUNETEENTH

Synopsis
Turquoise Jones is a single mom who holds down a household, a rebellious teenager, and pretty much everything that goes down at Wayman’s BBQ & Lounge. Turquoise is also a bona fide beauty queen as she was once crowned Miss Juneteenth, a title commemorating the day slaves in Texas were freed–two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Life didn’t turn out as beautifully as the title promised, but Turquoise, determined to right her wrongs, is cultivating her daughter, Kai, to become Miss Juneteenth, even if Kai wants something else.

Review
Miss Juneteenth is a film defined by its gentle beauty and simplicity as it charts the life of Turquoise Jones, who’s navigating the choppy waters of motherhood, being poor, and pouring her own dreams into her daughter, Kai, who is reluctant at best about participating in the Miss Juneteenth pageant that Turquoise herself won as a teenager.This film is too smart for just any grandstanding.Apart from the simplicity of this film, the mother-daughter relationship crafted between Kai( Alexis Chikaeze)and Turquoise(Nicole Beharie) made me fall in love with the story. There was tenderness and kindness between them even when their relationship grew difficult during the preparations for the pageant. We were also made to see the relationship Turquoise shared with her own mother, Charlotte (Lori Hayes), a fiercely religious woman who struggles to hide her alcoholism.

Nichole Beharie, undoubtedly, anchored this film, she gave an award-winning performance with zero cliches and a wonderfully fresh look at motherhood. The same thing with Kendrick Sampson, who played the character, Ronnie, It was a marvel to watch an actor understand that the female lead should be our focus and his eyes must reflect what the audience needs to understand about her.

Verdict
The storyline was well written as it would keep you captivated even as the characters developed. The attachment and tension between Turquoise and Kai was well portrayed , the acting was realistic , the story didn’t try too hard to convince the viewers. Miss Juneteenth isn’t just a movie that celebrates a specific swath of Black life but a tremendous portrait of what it means to live, fully and unapologetically. I would be rating this film a 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5.

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