Release: Before Love Came to Kill Us

 

Before Love Came to Kill Us

Genre: Crime/Romance

Director: Barry Jenkins

Writer: Dawson Edwards

Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Ana de Armas, Denzel Washington, Kat Dennings

Budget: $47,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $45,495,949

Foreign Box Office: $23,011,324

Total Profit: -$22,028,990

Reaction: This did not turn out to be the hit that Sherman J. Pearson thought Jordan and Washington needed, and it is certainly a far cry at the box office from writer Dawson Edwards' debut earlier this season.

"Before Love Came to Kill Us feels like HBO's Euphoria had a baby with Michael Mann's Heat. It's a slick, dangerous vibe fest - sexy, tense, and emotionally loaded. Ana de Armas and Michael B. Jordan have electric chemistry, while Denzel Washington brings boss-level chill. It’s messy, moody, and hits like a breakup you never saw coming." - Artemis Howe, Manhattan Argus

"Before Love Came to Kill Us is a stylish, slow-burning noir elevated by Barry Jenkins’ elegant direction and Ana de Armas’ arresting performance. Michael B. Jordan brings both charm and danger to a doomed romance wrapped in blood and betrayal. Denzel Washington’s quietly terrifying presence adds gravity. This is a fatalistic love story—tragic, tense, and beautifully acted." - Margaret Sheffield, The Chicago Tribune

"Before Love Came To Kill Us boasts an excellent cast, with great performances under Barry Jenkins' direction. The chemistry between Ana de Armas' Emilia and Michael B. Jordan's Caleb really stands out and Denzel Washington delivers a menacing performance as antagonist Marcus Price. While I think it's a very stylish movie, it definitely doesn't have much substance. The dialogue drags, often feeling overblown and pretentious instead of profound. While I do enjoy certain parts of the film, I just wish the script would have a been a bit sharper, especially for a Crime/Romance movie it just spends too much time on trivialities." - Evelyn Shadwell, The Lexington Herald

Rated R for strong violence, language, sexual content, and some drug use.