It’s hard to adapt stage plays to the big screen, especially when emotional monologues are involved. Being in the presence of a real person is far more stirring than seeing them larger than life on a big screen. Which is precisely why Tyler Perry’s adaptation of the play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” seems a bit odd.Following the life stories of nine African American women, the film is also interspersed with poems related to their struggles. It’s definitely arty and aimed at a niche market, but the cast makes it worth watching. Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Thandie Newton, Kerry Washington, Phlycia Rashad and Loretta Devine are just some of the famous faces you’ll see.
Rating: 3 outta 5.
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