Black Nativity (2013)

PG11/27/2013Music, Drama1h 33m
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The Musical Event of the Holiday Season

Overview

A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Forest Whitaker

    Reverend Cornell Cobbs

  2. Cast 1

    Angela Bassett

    Aretha Cobbs

  3. Cast 1

    Jennifer Hudson

    Naima

  4. Cast 1

    Tyrese Gibson

    Loot / Tyson

  5. Cast 1

    Jacob Latimore

    Langston

  6. Cast 1

    Mary J. Blige

    Platinum Fro

  7. Cast 1

    Nas

    Street Prophet (Isaiah)

  8. Cast 1

    Vondie Curtis-Hall

    Pawnbroker

  9. Grace Gibson

    Maria / Mary

I was, for the most part, feeling pleasant enough about this... until that ending. It's not that <em>'Black Nativity'</em> ends badly, it's just so incredibly forced and cringeworthy. It's a Christmas film so I guess I could cut it some slack, but I feel it could've concluded things much better. Some of the character decisions felt odd at times, also. One of the reasons as to why I was actually finding this satisfactory throughout is the cast - loads of recognisable and likeable faces. Forest Whitaker (Cornell) is honestly great, his performance is the only one I'd class as anything over...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$17,500,000.00

Revenue $7,018,189.00

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