I am writing this post with a mixed bag of emotions. But such is the state that Tyler Perry's latest movie will leave in as soon as the credits start rolling.
I kinda knew that For Coloured Girls was going to be one of those movies that was going to leave emotionally drained and with a negative view of the African American male. This film goes out of its way to incorporate all the harshest cruelties that a black woman can endure in one narrative(rape, back alley abortions, abuse, STIs... I could go on). This is a heart wrenching film that left me cold for the most part.
Perry departs from his Madeaesque story telling style to tell a chilling yet poetic tale of a number of Coloured Girls in modern day America. I take my hat off to Perry for getting out of his comfort zone as a Director. For Coloured girls are a good movie but I am not sure I could bare another screening.
The All-star cast includes Janet Jackson, Kimberly Elise, Kerry Washington, Anika Noni Rose, Thandie Newton, Phylicia Rashad, Loretta Devine, Macy Gray and Whoopi Goldberg. These ladies are all champions in their challenging roles.
