Review of Secrets & Lies (1996) by Jose O — 14 Nov 2007

This is the mother of all drama movies. What a wonderful, surprisingly sad movie this is, with a tender ending that makes you want to leave the theater and run to hug all your relatives.

Talking about a dysfunctional family, Cynthia's is out of this world; but the problem is nobody knows it until the arrival of her first born, whom she never saw. so it is a big surprise when she discovers her daughter is black. We never really leanr the detailed story of her conception, but that is irrelevant, since the movie isan exploration of the repercussions of family secrets not about the deatils of those secrets. If you want to experience drama at its fulles, this is the movie you have to watch.