A Raisin In The Sun – Review

HER VIEW

Overall, I enjoyed the TV adaptation of the movie.  I don’t think that Diddy “nailed it” …..but he was not awful either.  Phylicia Rashad, Sanaa Lathan and Aurdra McDonald were excellent!!  Sanaa did an excellent job with her character, Beneatha, who longs for better things out of life and wants to make a real difference in the world.

The New York Times says Diddy was commanding and fierce.  Do you agree..do you think he nailed it?

HIS VIEW

Excellent movie – except…. Good ole Walter Lee AKA Diddy, AKA Puffy, AKA Puff Daddy, AKA you get the point. This is no hate job, I actually like Diddy, he’s a heck of an entrepreneur with the clothing and fragrance line, I like the music he puts out, me and the wife even watch his Making The Band show that comes on MTV but… Walter Lee didn’t get it last night.

At one point the scene was so good I had an anxiety about him coming into it to mess it up. That may be harsh but it’s how I felt. Everytime I would see him do a major scene I would be playing it back in my mind with another actor doing it and thinking how they could make it seem more realistic. How about Derek Luke down on his knees telling his mama he was gonna sell the house to the man? What about going older with Clifton Powell? He would have nailed it too. Overall a good movie but they could have left Diddy home instead of trying to get the buzz factor. I saw on another site someone said especially how good he was. Let me know what you thought.

About the author

Lamar and Ronnie Tyler are the creators of the award-winning blog BlackandMarriedWithKids.com . They also are behind the Amazon.com bestselling DVDs Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage, You Saved Me and Men Ain’t Boys that explores manhood in the African American community. The Tylers are also the proud parents of four children.

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