Monday, December 13, 2010

For Colored Girls


Movie: For Colored Girls
Cast: Kimberly Elise, Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Whoopi Goldberg
Genre: Drama
I saw it on: November 8, 2010
Synopsis: A multi-thread movie follows a number of black women and the troubles they are having – usually involving bad men.  If memory serves, out of all of the couples in this movie, there was only one man that was worth a damn.  No matter how rich an powerful or how dirt-poor – these women had troubles to deal with.

My two cents: While there was some really great acting in this movie, the depressing circumstances of these women started getting to me after a while.  Once scene in particular, dealing with an abusive war-damaged man (Michael Ealy) and his two young children left me rattled for the rest of the movie.  Worth seeing – but plan on being emotionally drained by the time you exit the theatre.

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