Even if you're a fan of Aretha Franklin's music I suspect you'll find this movie a bit of a drag. Quite interesting about her life but way over-long. And not a lot more to it really. I wasn't aware of her association to MLK, added interest but not enough to rescue this for me. Give it a miss.
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| Jennifer Hudson, centre, a super performance within the limitations of a rather disappointing film. Photo ? |
Ma Rainey's Big Bottom was a stage play, and that is obvious watching the film. It was Chadwick Boseman's last film before he died at 43 of cancer of the colon. CB and Viola Davis' performances are gripping. And despite The Guardian suggesting the opposite we all gasped at the drama in the final act. The film is historically interesting and well worth watching.
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| Chadwick Boseman, photo by David Lee. |
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