Sometimes, the terrifying and awful true stories that are equally compelling are often a source of impeccable drama in cinema. While not minimising the events or maximising on making a profit from them, sometimes the darkness of life and killings become discomforting. These moments are shrouded in so much emotion, unrequited ire against those who perpetuate the horrific and terrible. Following on from the Fruitvale Station and acting like a parallel to it, Blue Caprice is the movie that will capture your attention this Sunday at the East End Film Festival. It is an unforgettable and alarming film.
Portrayed by Isiah Washington and Tequan Richmond, the acting within this movie is of a different calibre. Washington is darkly compelling as Muhammad. Starting off as a man you think you can trust, Washington allows his role to twist and turn down madness so realistically that you are swept up in his story. It’s not until you realise what he is doing that you start to see the cracks and he becomes the villain. Washington does this so well, it is stirring and alarming. Malvo has a more interesting transition, a boy blindly following someone because he feels accepted. He is moulded. Watching Richmond, known for his role in Everyone Hates Chris, take on this twisting role as he is shaped into ruthlessness makes him one of the most important actors to watch.
Blue Caprice, in the same aspects of Fruitvale Station, takes you back to the beginning of the story and the characters who made it. Where it differs is naturally the moral compasses by our lead characters and the journey’s they take, one to better himself with terrible consequences and the other as a young man raised to kill. Where it is similar is its tone and texture, enthralling drama surround by tragically true events. Blue Caprice is an unforgettable watch that will wrap around your mind in an incredibly horrific way.
Blue Caprice is playing at Genesis Cinema on June 15th. Thanks to the East End Film Festival. Check out their program now.