Rob Peace

9/7/2024

Jay Will turns in an engaging enough effort here but I found the whole story just a bit lacking in substance. It's based on a true story, adapted by director Chiwetel Ejiofor who plays the father of the eponymous young lad. He's separated from his mother (Mary J. Blige) but seems to be on decent terms with them as he comes for a routine visit in his dilapidated old car. Quickly, a tragedy strikes and dad "Skeet" finds himself sent to prison for a double murder. It falls to son Rob to try to find a way to prove his innocence. Skip on a few years and we find this young man, highly adept at mathematics, proving his genius as he manages to get into the Ivy League thanks to some sponsorship from his prep school but again, he is constantly striving to find a way to extricate his dad from jail. I

9/8/2026

(CASTELLANO) Otra vez una película basada en hechos reales. Y otra vez me ocurre algo bastante extraño: hay momentos en los que no me creo lo que estoy viendo. Con Rob Peace el problema es incluso más frustrante porque hay una parte de la película que sí me interesa bastante. Yale. Los estudios. Los amigos. Las fiestas. Ese chico brillantísimo entrando en un lugar que parecía estar a kilómetros de la vida de la que procede y demostrando que puede estar perfectamente allí. Ahí Rob me interesa. Porque deja de ser "el protagonista de una historia real trágica" y empieza a parecer una persona. Tiene inteligencia. Ambición. Amigos. Sentido del humor. Una carrera por delante. Una relación. Una vida. Jay Will funciona especialmente bien en