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but that would be incorrect. Viola Davis, as Ma, did her best with very trite, over-the-top dialogue. Chadwich Boseman, similarly, was ill-used in the contrived and trite character he played. Why, he barely left enough scenery for his fellows to nibble on. That didn't stop them from trying, however.This is the type of filmed play where each actor has his turn to speechify, in this case, for minutes on end. And they share things openly that people rarely would with their shrink, much less guys they work with and know little. There also was a rather unbelievable sex scene and an even less believable violent one. Contrived would be too kind. Hackneyed?
The closing credits featured music from the original singer and that just showed how poor the overall work was.
If you're sitting around and cannot thing of what to watch, you could do worse. I confess to a failure to appreciate August Wilson's writing: this is pretty paint-by-the-numbers theater.
It's on Netflix.
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it isn't one of Wilson's better works of his film adaptations I've seen.
The actors were/are all capable well beyond the material.
On a positive note, the production values were top flight...
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
it's got the Black Panther in it who died young ...
and courageously actually
so, expect Oscar nominations
haven't even seen it yet, but I'm Carnac The Magnificent on this stuff
regards,
and they all get the maximum they can out of their roles.
Plus a bit more.
Boseman was an excellent actor and this role would garner just as much attention if he were still alive.
It's tragic he isn't, but it's the perfect Hollywood/celebrity legacy performance.
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
You hit that one on the head.
Saw it month or so ago. My lovely bride liked it more than me. It wasn't bad but it would've been a far better play than a movie. The acting far outstripped the material. So nothing others haven't already said.
I will see it asap ... Viola Davis is said to give her best, and as you say, then some ... there was a short made in 2007 about a Ma Rainey song
involving the love that dares not speak it's name ... 'ribald' might be a mild description ... rather surprising to be honest
best regards,
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