Devotion

Majors and Powell's performances elevate this biographical war drama about the United States' first Black Navy pilot into a touching character study.

Dillard manages to balance the several concerns of anti-racism movies with the heroism of Brown without succumbing to maudlin, craven techniques.

That it was made with some sense of care for the real-life figures at its center makes it slightly more admirable than other movies of its type.