Black Nativity (2013)

5.1 ? Nov 27, 2013 1h 33m

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Overview

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.

Overview

Genres

Music Drama

Release Date

November 27, 2013

Rating

5.1 /10

Runtime

1h 33m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Forest Whitaker

Reverend Cornell Cobbs

Angela Bassett

Aretha Cobbs

Jennifer Hudson

Naima

Tyrese Gibson

Loot / Tyson

Jacob Latimore

Langston

Mary J. Blige

Platinum Fro

Nas

Street Prophet (Isaiah)

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Pawnbroker

Grace Gibson

Maria / Mary

J. Mallory McCree

Kyle

Rotimi

Officer Butch McDaniels

Michael Dale

Innkeeper

Doug Willen

Chic Man

Henry Hunter Hall

Snoopy

Marija Abney

Nativity Dancer

Jevon McFerrin

Bus Singer #2 (uncredited)

Amyrh Harris

Church Goer (uncredited)

Paugh Shadow

Bethlehem / Modern Day Thug Hallucination (uncredited)

r96sk

6.0/10

May 02, 2021

I was, for the most part, feeling pleasant enough about this... until that ending. It's not that <em>'Black Nativity'</em> ends badly, it's just so incredibly forced and cringeworthy. It's a Christmas film so I guess I could cut it some slack, but I feel it could've concluded things much better. Some of the character decisions felt odd at times, also. One of the reasons as to why I was actually finding this satisfactory throughout is the cast - loads of recognisable and likeable faces. Forest Whitaker (Cornell) is honestly great, his performance is the only one I'd class as anything over 'good'. Jacob Latimore (Langston) and Angela Bassett (Aretha) are the best of the rest, though I always like watching <em>'Fast & Furious'</em> star Tyrese Gibson act too. All in all, nothing positive or negative... just average.

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