It follows the story of interracial married couple, Mildred & Richard Loving, who battled the state of Virginia in the late '60s to keep their marriage together in a time that prohibited it.
Normally movies like this are proud, overly powerful, filled with "a-ha!" whipper-snapper lawyer moments, lengthy monologues, swelling music and that Oscar-winning performance clip. However instead of easily following that path, Nichols stays true to his quiet style of film-making and it's all the more better for it. It could have been that film that uses disturbing violence, overly weighty-moments and melodrama to get it's point across, but instead it only uses solid human drama and love to make the mightiest of statements. It might not be instantly captivating but it's certainly is one of the most worthwhile dramas of it's kind.
4 snap-shots out of 5
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