As far as historical importance is concerned, this movie gets my respect for tackling this story. Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga also did a great job as Richard and Mildred Loving respectively. I could argue that it's worth watching this movie just for their performance, because even though I was genuinely interested with the story, the film turned out to be a bit too slow and dry for my taste. One could even describe it as boring. It just wasn't an exciting movie to watch, and it seems like this story would simply play better as a documentary.
Director Jeff Nichols may have an understated and meticulously paced style to his films, but this movie in particular seems to just be going through a series of check lists of what needs to happen for the story. Of course that's usually a problem that happens with historical biopics, as showing the passage of time for the narrative can prove difficult to convey on screen. I at least did appreciate the moments that further emphasizes the love that Richard and Mildred have for each other, and how their situation caused difficulties in their relationship. Those are the scenes that made it easy to root for the couple, and I just wanted more of that.
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