The Sun Is Also a Star (2019)
1h 40m | PG-13
Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads - hers concerning her family’s deportation to Jamaica, and his concerning an education at Dartmouth.
Director: Ry Russo-Young
Studio: Alloy Entertainment
Genre: Romance, Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Yara Shahidi
as Natasha Kingsley
Charles Melton
as Daniel Jae Ho Bae
Hill Harper
as Lester Barnes
Gbenga Akinnagbe
as Samuel Kingsley
Jake Choi
as Charlie Bae
John Leguizamo
as Jeremy Martinez
Reviews
I was wondering if this film was sponsored by the New York tourist board? Every time there was an opportunity for us to actually get to know the characters, or to get an inkling as to why they were bonding so well, we were diverted to a song and some extended GVs of the city. As such, their whirlwind romance didn't resonate and the surfeit of coincidences left me expecting an imminent lottery jackpot. If they really did spend $9m on this, then it wasn't on the script which is pretty pedestrian. It isn't a bad film - but it is instantly forgettable.