Originally Posted By: thedudeabides87
Watched Fences last night, good movie Viola Davis deserved the Oscar in my opinion


Last 3 movies I saw at the theater were Fences, John Wick 2, and Split. I thought Fences had great acting and great dialogue but too many events (and even entire characters) were referenced rather than shown onscreen, making it very obvious that it was based on a play (which I did not know ahead of time). I don't mind movies based on plays so long as they don't hide the ball. A Few Good Men was based on a play but I never got the impression it was taking place in a box. Fences seemed very limited setting and plot wise.

Split and John Wick 2 are much more popcorn/fluff movies but I personally enjoyed them more. All three are good in vastly different ways, but I rank them Split>Wick>Fences.