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And he did it with remarkable grace; you couldnt keep your eyes off him.

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He moves like a dancer shoulders swaying, head nodding, hands trembling.

Sanderss performance is not a naturalistic one by any stretch of the imagination.

Nor is the film, for that matter.

He likes classical music and metal, but his passengers seem to think hell want to put on hip-hop.

She seems wild, restless, capable of anything.

The world is hers for the taking.

All this focus on movement certainly seems intentional.

Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks,Native Sonmeets Richard Wrights original about halfway.

The result is a film that varies in tone, but purposefully so.Native Sonseems suspended in time.

But ultimately, this is Sanderss show.

His performance breathes new life into one of American literatures most heartbreaking and controversial characters.