It's a beguiling combination at first, but the surrounding story is too clunky, the revelations too telegraphed.

Simply put, Michael and Mae don't get enough time to just be, though a sequel could fix that.

Luxuriantly sensual and unashamedly romantic, The Photograph is a cat's cradle of connecting love stories, spun across states, decades and continents.

It really isn't unlike anything we've seen before, but Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield really make this film their own.