Black Nativity

I really would have given it a higher rating but I wasn't 100% crazy about all of the singing. I loved the story line and the cast was phenomenal. Overall everyone did a really good job with the acting and singing. So many of my favorites in one film is really a treat. I will be telling everyone I know about this movie.It should be watched by all who value family and faith. This situation plagues many minority homes. Holding on to the anger, hurt of misunderstandings for years when it can be fixed with communication, respect, honesty and forgiveness.I wasn't sure about whether it would be good in the beginning but very pleased I stuck it out and even got my hubby-to-be to watch it with me and he liked it also.

Black Nativity (2013) is a movie I recently watched on Tubi. The storyline follows a young man whose mom recently came on financial hardships right before Christmas. She sends the boy to live with grandparents he's never met. The grandparents try to teach him values and explain why they and his mother had a falling out. Meanwhile, the boy is trying to find money any way he can to save his mother's circumstances and return to her.

This movie is directed by Kasi Lemmons (Eve's Bayou and Harriett) and stars Forest Whitaker (Jingle Jangle), Angela Bassett (Strange Days), Jennifer Hudson (Dream Girls), Tyrese Gibson (Fast and Furious), Jacob Latimore (Detroit) and Vondie Curtis-Hall (Broken Arrow).

The storyline for this is just okay and has numerous cliché elements but is still worth following. There's some good songs and cameos sprinkled in throughout the movie. The movie unfolds well and I really enjoyed the conclusion.

Overall this is a fairly average Christmas picture that doesn't live up to its potential. I would score this a 5/10 and recommend seeing it once.

A youngster is forced to spend Christmas with the grandparents he hardly knows with whom his mum had a massive fallout.

This particular youngster, is forced to grow prematurely and is not keen on leaving his mum when she is on the verge of homelessness. Upon arrival he is bewildered by the comfort in which his grandparents live, yet do not seem to help out his mother who is clearly in distress.

Between trying to figure things out, keen to help his mum even if it means stealing as well as adapting to life with grandparents, can brokenness be restored and will the Christmas spirit transcend human intentions?

Whilst it has plenty of emotion to convey, the musical aspect of it was not appreciated as well as the pander on stereotypes. Still, it suffices for a decent time on the big screen.

(2013) Black Navity FAMILY MUSICAL DRAMA

Langston(Jacob Latimore) finds out that both him and his single mother, Naimi (Jennifer Hudson) are going to be evicted from their apartment in Baltimore. She then orders him to stay with her estranged grandparents, Cornell Cobbs (Forest Whittaker) and his wife Aretha (Angela Bassett) he never knew he had living in the Bronx. Misunderstandings, misconceptions as well as revelations arise as movie progresses.

If you like Hallmark family films then this film is for you, but for the rest of us, i like something that is more challenging than listening to life lessons.

Great performances help to enhance this amazing story. After reading some of the negative reviews on here, I just have to say that some people really don't get it. I really wanted to like this film. 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. My only problem with the film was the supporting cast. This is not a great movie, but the cinematography is bare. The only thing that keeps it afloat is the sensitivity of the relationships. So at the end of the day, I give it 7 out of 10.