Chevalier | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

Although there is currently a huge effort underway to unearth, perform and record Bologne’s music, it would take all the forces of militant wokeness to put him on the same plane as Gluck.

Chevalier spends a great deal of time showing the composer’s struggle with dual identities, leaving the final act rushed and barely shows him reconnecting with his roots.

It's based on a true story of a man who, sadly, has been forgotten by history. Kelvin Harrison, Jr's charisma really comes through and you can understand why Joseph Bologne took over, for a time, French society.

I really wanted to love this ... but it's just really pat ... Lucy Boynton is cataclysmic as Marie Antonette... a middling biopic.

What stands to be Bologne’s tragic flaw for most of the film is the belief that his accomplishments, accolades, and celebrity-like status in society are enough to overpower the systemic racism that surrounds him.