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By Betsy Sharkey (695) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 26 Nov 2013

Many of the transitions between narrative and music are rough. The temptations of the street, all too real in the real world, feel forced…

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By Arnaldo R (34) on 25 Nov 2013

Why is this movie NOT showing in Topeka , KS…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Oregonian (1,550) on 25 Nov 2013

Directed as if it were an after-school special, with listless performances and musical numbers (Mary J…

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By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 25 Nov 2013

It's a sweet-natured tale that goes down smoothly, and Lemmons (Eve's Bayou) has done an admirable job of putting a contemporary spin on the…

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By Eric Henderson (366) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 25 Nov 2013

For anyone who prefers their assertive homilies to crust over like a syrupy sweet, this loose adaptation of Langston Hughes's beloved holiday…

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By Kam Williams (1,272) for AALBC.com (174) on 25 Nov 2013

A timeless parable as memorable for its spiritual music as for its moving message about the importance of faith and family…

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By John Hazelton (142) for Screen International (2,241) on 25 Nov 2013

Vividly staged and refreshingly light on Christmas schmaltz, writer-director Kasi Lemmons' Black Nativity reinvents poet Langston Hughes' sixties…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for McClatchy-Tribune News Service (291) on 25 Nov 2013

Modestly entertaining and uplifting version of a “greatest story” that has proven as malleable as it is timeless…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Variety (12,700) on 25 Nov 2013

Lemmons advances this story with straight-faced conviction, orchestrating narrative and spectacle with a grandiosity that proves easier to…

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By Michael S (3,461) on 21 Nov 2013

Despite a very strong cast, and good cinematography, Black Nativity still ends up being a cheesy mess mostly due to an often unintentionally…

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By Leon B (942) on 20 Nov 2013

The movie was fantastic & very predictable! I did not care about the movie being predictable because it was a Christmas-themed musical…

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