Showing Roots

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Audience Member Somewhat clichéd Lifetime movie with larger, nobler aspirations about the transitional time between '60's unrest in the deep South and whatever hypocrisies we have now in the Red State confederacy of Dunces. It was the time when the TV mini-series "Roots" ran on ABC and broke ratings records. Maggie Grace is great hearkening to and channeling "Steel Magnolias" - also filmed in Louisiana ... and in a setting of what they still call in the South, "beauty shops". After an hour and 30-minutes of interracial angst the movie goes for a formulaic, storybook ending. (In the Extra materials the cast refers to the script as a fairytale - that it certainly is not after the final edit). All that's missing is confetti and streamers. But nothing very much actually has changed, even in the little town of Plaquemine, LA, where the images were captured in 2016, So The End'ing rings hollow as the movie switches from a microcosm of southern conflict and distrust to a sort of Nicholas Sparks pulp romance. It's jarring and leaves an aftertaste of cotton candy and stale beer. Weird. It's as though the producer ran out of time and money and said we need to wrap this and make it sweet for the Lifetime pseudo-executives. Oh well ... Nevertheless, there are some good performances from an earnest cast to go with the good intentions. | ~ Norm de Guerre Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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