Philippe Falardeau returns to once again remind us of all the good white people do for black people. After his Oscar winning THE BLIND SIDE, where a white family took in an underprivileged black male and helped him excel at American football, now we will follow the tale of Carrie Davis (Reese Witherspoon) who decides to help a Sudanese refugee find his last remaining sibling and bring them to the US in THE GOOD LIE.
That may seem a bit cynical on my part, but the trailer certainly plays up the Sudanese refugees’ ignorance as a goldmine of humour and misunderstandings. Perhaps these moments come off as more bittersweet in the final film rather than the comedic approach that is reminiscent of Eddie Murphy’s COMING TO AMERICA.
With taglines such as “Miracles are made by people who refuse to stop believing,” as well as a poster that shows a glowingly powerful giant Witherspoon head raised hanging in the air like some godlike figure, it’s clear that this wants to hit all the uplifting notes.
THE GOOD LIE is released in the UK on 24th September and in the US on 3rd October. It stars Reese Witherspoon, Corey Stoll, Sarah Baker, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal, and Nyakuoth Weil
Source: Apple
