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Soul Food is the kind of movie that seems to have been blessed throughout its low-budget production, and it's got a quality of warmth and charm that fits perfectly with its authentic drama about a large African-American family in Chicago. Twenty-eight-year-old writer-director George Tillman Jr. drew autobiographical inspiration from his upbringing in Milwaukee, and on a well-spent $6.5 million budget he succeeded where similar films (including Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back) fell short: He depicts his many characters with such depth and sympathy that, by the time they have weathered several family crises, we've come to care and feel for them and the powerful ties that bind them together. As seen through the eyes of Tillman's young alter ego Ahmad (Brandon Hammond), the film primarily focuses on the rivalries and affections that rise and fall among Ahmad's mother (Vivica A. Fox) and her two sisters (Vanessa L. Williams, Nia Long). Through them, and through the weekly Sunday dinners cooked with love by their mother, Big Mama (Irma P. Hall), we witness marital bliss and distress, infidelity, success, failure... in short, the spices of life both bitter and sweet. But when Big Mama falls into a diabetic coma, Ahmad watches as his family begins to fall apart without the stability and love that Big Mama provided with every Sunday meal.
Tillman's touch can be overly nostalgic, melodramatic, and cloyingly sentimental, but never so much that the movie loses its firm grip on reality. As a universal portrait of family life, Soul Food ranks among the very best films of its kind--believable, funny, emotional, and always approaching its characters (well-played by a uniformly excellent cast) with a generous spirit of forgiveness and understanding. As satisfying as one of Big Mama's delicious dinners, Soul Food is the kind of movie that keeps you coming back for more. --Jeff Shannon
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An all-time Favorite,
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This review is from: Soul Food (DVD)
This movie is wonderful. Anyone who collects DVDs must have this film in their collection. It was 100% real. I love every scene and every character. I am glad this movie was made.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the greatest African American movies i've ever seen,
By Hadi Jones "The Tree" (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Soul Food (DVD)
This movie says it all, drama, feel good comedy and all star cast, it has the essence of a fantastic movie. The story is strong, heartbreaking and facinating, the comedy is mild and humerous and i just loved the cast. If you are a fan of African American movie, this is what you should've watched inthe first place. If it was in the Top 50 Africn American movies, it would come in 5th place to be the least. If you consider buying this, don't forget other great titles like Boy'z in the Hood, Kingdom Come, Waiting to Exhale and The Brothers. This movie deserves an award for its outstanding preformance and it is my highly rated DVD in History. 10/10.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
great storytelling,
This review is from: Soul Food (DVD)
Great movie about an afro- american family who deals with Death, marriage, children, fun , love, and adultery. Simply mmm mm good.
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