I was looking forward to watching this one, and I didn't love it or enjoy it as much as I'd hoped.
I think I was hoping for better dialogue and scenes.
The acting by these little girls especially Journee is impeccable. That's really what puts this film on the map is the acting, and actors.
The movie itself for me was too slow, it needed some life or spice. I mean I know it's supposed to be dragged out but there wasn't any refresher scenes. I think maybe they thought that's what aunt mozelle was for but I found her to be the worst thing about the movie and the biggest narcissistic bore. At first I thought I'd like her but she's this beautiful woman who's always talking about herself to this child and is also not very warm as an aunt, even goes as far to say "I will kill you" to a child, and it ain't nothing but a thing.
As far as Samuel l Jackson goes and his characters chronic infidelity and how his actions mental games and secrets affect his daughters and household overall is an amazing uncomfortable deep take that is an interesting exploration of men and women and where we differ on our give and take. I think this films story is an important study in trying to understand love forgiveness and self respect. Also the affects of having someone who may not be morally correct or have the same respects as you being so intimately entangled in your heart where does thag drive someone.
I think the lessons and acting was the best thing about this movie. I do not wish to ever see it again. It was slow, and sometimes the slowness wasn't a clever device that pushed or built the story further, cue aunt mozelles whole character basically. Daddy's always be honest about who you are to your girls and they will probably stay your girls.
I think I was hoping for better dialogue and scenes.
The acting by these little girls especially Journee is impeccable. That's really what puts this film on the map is the acting, and actors.
The movie itself for me was too slow, it needed some life or spice. I mean I know it's supposed to be dragged out but there wasn't any refresher scenes. I think maybe they thought that's what aunt mozelle was for but I found her to be the worst thing about the movie and the biggest narcissistic bore. At first I thought I'd like her but she's this beautiful woman who's always talking about herself to this child and is also not very warm as an aunt, even goes as far to say "I will kill you" to a child, and it ain't nothing but a thing.
As far as Samuel l Jackson goes and his characters chronic infidelity and how his actions mental games and secrets affect his daughters and household overall is an amazing uncomfortable deep take that is an interesting exploration of men and women and where we differ on our give and take. I think this films story is an important study in trying to understand love forgiveness and self respect. Also the affects of having someone who may not be morally correct or have the same respects as you being so intimately entangled in your heart where does thag drive someone.
I think the lessons and acting was the best thing about this movie. I do not wish to ever see it again. It was slow, and sometimes the slowness wasn't a clever device that pushed or built the story further, cue aunt mozelles whole character basically. Daddy's always be honest about who you are to your girls and they will probably stay your girls.