IMDb plot summary: The life and trials of a young African American woman.
Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery, and Oprah Winfrey.
As is typical for me of Spielberg's more serious films, this has a few very powerful moments sandwiched in between a lot of *very* melodramatic ones. Whoopi and Oprah are both excellent, primarily thanks to the more subdued nature of their performances, which balances out the over-the-top drama of the people around them. When they weren't not at the center of the action, though, I felt like the melodrama overwhelmed the film and made it difficult for me to connect with what was going on. It's a pretty mixed bag here, but if you like your dramas a little bit sentimental, you'll probably appreciate this more than I did.
3 stars.
Flickchart: #929 out of 2107, below Inside Llewyn Davis and above Office Space.
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