Why Rebecca Hall’s Passing Lacks An Esoteric Perspective But Inspires A Courageous Conversation
A Curious Lens to Examine A Contentious Subject
Every critic has an opinion about Passing. And many of them miss the point.
“In Netflix’s ‘Passing,’ Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga play with racial ambiguity.” — NPR
“Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Passing’ on Netflix, an Extraordinary Drama About Racial Identity Starring Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson” — Decider
“Passing review — Rebecca Hall’s stylish and subtle study of racial identity” — The Guardian
‘Passing’ Review: Rebecca Hall’s Subtle, Provocative Directorial Debut” — Variety
This is how these reviews appear in google searches, with one exception. NPR’s Karen Grigsby Bates used a different title in her review, “In Rebecca Hall’s ‘Passing,’ people aren’t always who they seem.”
Bates, a female African-American journalist, chronicles her personal experience with passing in the review. The other…
