Black Nativity (2013)
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.
- Kasi Lemmons
- Renee Burke
- Kasi Lemmons
- Langston Hughes
Rating: 5.116/10 by 56 users
Alternative Title:
Navidad en Familia - SV
Jul i New York - DK
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 33 minutes
Budget: $17,500,000
Revenue: $7,018,189
Plot Keyword: bible, musical, based on play or musical, woman director, nativity, christmas
I was, for the most part, feeling pleasant enough about this... until that ending. It's not that 'Black Nativity' 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 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 'Fast & Furious' star Tyrese Gibson act too. All in all, nothing positive or negative... just average.
