Swan Song (2021)

Jack and I really liked this science fiction tale of a terminally ill man who has the opportunity to send his clone to his family so they don't have to suffer from his loss. Naturally, Mahershala Ali is fabulous as the lead, as are Naomie Harris as his wife, Awkwafina as another patient, and Glenn Close as the scientist developing the clones. I really liked her high-collared white blouses.

The multi-dimensional story is director/writer Benjamin Cleary's feature debut (after writing six shorts and directing four of them). The music by Jay Wadley can be streamed on Apple Music and probably elsewhere. Since I was moved to mention the wardrobe, here's a shout out to costume designer Cynthia Ann Summers.

Ali was last blogged for Green Book (he won the Oscar for it), Harris for Moonlight (she was nominated and Ali won for that, too), Awkwafina for Raya and the Last Dragon, Close for Cruella, and Wadley for I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Summers has many credits and a few wins and nominations.

Rotten Tomatoes' critics and audiences feel little need for duplication with averages of 79 and 76%, respectively. We found it clever and moving.

Not to be confused with the totally different Swan Song that we saw last fall (and also loved), it is an Apple TV+ original and we watched it on that platform on May 17.