Mahogany

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Michael D @MichaelX Dec 18 I suspected, okay, knew, that "Mahogany" would be ridiculous, but I didn’t expect it to be ridiculously bad, which feels almost unforgivable for a film so firmly lodged in the camp canon. After loving "The Wiz", the hubby and I thought Diana Ross might have some untapped potential as an actress. This new-to-streaming movie put that notion to rest. She spends nearly every scene shouting her lines, as if volume alone could conjure drama. Anthony Perkins chews the scenery in his inimitable fashion, while Billy Dee Williams somehow rises above a limp script and some amateurish directing. In the mid-1970s, audiences were understandably hungry for Black cinema, and while the theme song remains a classic, the film itself is best left in the vault as a curious relic of its era. Miss Ross has given us so much musically that we can graciously forgive her for (widely) missing the mark here. (6.4/10) See more Ed . Aug 29 Slick, silly stuff but an interesting Diana, as always (NYT) Enjoyable trifle that Diana should have deferred until completing another higher quality film or two. Diana Ross made an impressive acting debut in Lady Sings the Blues and then followed up with the lightweight Mahogany. Had she instead found another critical favorite, she would have had more latitude in putting out a movie like Mahogany. Or, if Mahogany were better constructed, Diana might have been the 70s urban version of Doris Day's early 60s classics. Instead, she lost momentum and wasn't taken seriously as an actress. The Wiz, a few years later, certainly didn't help. She was roasted for vainly portraying a Dorothy that, though noted as older than Judy's version, could no way be convincingly accepted by any seeing film patron. See more 02/21/2020 Honestly, Mahogany is truly a nice change from the traditional blaxploitation of the 1970s. With a strong cast, and a fairytale plot I would suggest this film to anyone. See more 09/01/2019 Didn't like it at all. See more @TMProofreader 02/01/2019 The best movie song ever sung: Do You Know Where You're Going To?! See more 10/21/2017 Do You Know Where you're going to? Do you like the things? That life is showing you Where are you going to? Do you know? Do you get? What you're hoping for? When you look behind you There's no open doors What are you hoping for? Do you know? See more Read all reviews

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