Black Nativity
First screened in December 2013
Director: Kasi Lemmons. Cast: Jacob Latimore, Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Tyrese Gibson, Grace Gibson, Luke James, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Mary J. Blige, Nas. Screenplay: Kasi Lemmons (based on the libretto by Langston Hughes).
Twitter Capsule: Earnest but perfunctory. Reads as if producer TD Jakes literally called more shots than snazzy helmer Kasi Lemmons.

Photo © 2013 Fox Searchlight Pictures
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C–


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