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Black Nativity
From Malvern Pictures · Fox Searchlight Pictures · TSG Entertainment
The Musical Event of the Holiday Season
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A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.
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Directed by Kasi Lemmons
Forest WhitakerReverend Cornell Cobbs
Angela BassettAretha Cobbs
Jennifer HudsonNaima
Tyrese GibsonLoot / Tyson
Jacob LatimoreLangston
Mary J. BligePlatinum Fro
NasStreet Prophet (Isaiah)
Vondie Curtis-HallPawnbrokerGrace GibsonMaria / Mary
J. Mallory McCreeKyle
RotimiOfficer Butch McDaniels
Michael DaleInnkeeperVideos
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r96skMay 2, 2021
I was, for the most part, feeling pleasant enough about this... until that ending. It's not that <em>'Black Nativity'</em> ends badly, it's just so incredibly forced and cringeworthy. It's a Christmas film so I guess I could cut it some slack, but I feel it could've concluded things much better. Some of the character decisions felt odd at times, also. One of the reasons as to why I was actually finding this satisfactory throughout is the cast - loads of recognisable and… Read more
likeable faces. Forest Whitaker (Cornell) is honestly great, his performance is the only one I'd class as anything over 'good'. Jacob Latimore (Langston) and Angela Bassett (Aretha) are the best of the rest, though I always like watching <em>'Fast & Furious'</em> star Tyrese Gibson act too. All in all, nothing positive or negative... just average.