Black Nativity (2013)
4.4/10 from 1604 users Updated : 2016-05-04
Rating: 5.6/10
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Drama , Family , Music , Musical
Forest Whitaker , Angela Bassett , Jennifer Hudson , Tyrese Gibson , Jacob Latimore , Mary J. Blige , Nas , Vondie Curtis-Hall , Luke James ,
Grace Gibson , Rotimi , J. Mallory McCree , Henry Hunter Hall , Michael Dale , Doug Willen
Kasi Lemmons
IMDB 93
2013
In a contemporary adaptation of Langston Hughes' celebrated play| the holiday musical drama BLACK NATIVITY follows Langston (Jacob
Latimore)| a street-wise teen from Baltimore raised by a single mother| as he journeys to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged
relatives Reverend Cornell and Aretha Cobbs (Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett). Unwilling to live by
the imposing Reverend Cobbs' rules| a frustrated Langston is determined to return home to his mother| Naima (Jennifer Hudson). Langston
embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey and along with his new friends| and a little divine intervention| he discovers the true meaning of faith| healing|
and family.
It's sweetly amiable and solidly performed, but Black Nativity suffers from director Kasi Lemmons' heavy-handed treatment of its celebrated source material.