Mahershala Ali stars in Benjamin Cleary’s “Swan Song,” a mournful sci-fi thinker that plays out as a headier, more humanistic “Black Mirror” episode. Film critic Clint Worthington has more.
Only an actor of Ali’s caliber could interpret a character on death’s door with so much grace he makes you feel his sorrow in every frame and understand his apprehensions. Actors playing two characters on screen at the same time is routine.
Provoking, dreary notes are mixed into Clearly's 'Swan Song,' but thanks to a beautiful lead performance by Mahershala Ali, they're ultimately listenable.
Mahershala Ali taps into the vulnerable moral dilemma of his complex character, Cameron Tucker, with elegance in Benjamin Cleary's Swan Song. Read Pinkvilla's review below.