Friday 27 March 2020

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020)

Based on the biography 'On Her Own Ground' by A'Lelia Bundles (her great great grand-daughter), Written by Nicole Jefferson Asher, Elle Johnson, Janine Sherman Barrois and Tyger Williams.

Octavia Spencer is - as always - fabulious. Fabulious. Yes - why not? She's supported by Tiffany Haddish (daughter), Carmen Ojogo (English; True Detective 3, Selma), Kevin Carroll (solicitor), Blair Underwood (husband), Garrett Morris (father-in-law, This Is Us), J. Alphonse Nicholson (no good son-in-law).


Why Carmen has it in for her in such a big way isn't really explained and is annoying.

A Netflix original four-parter. Some of the editing in part one is way over the top, but seems to settle down. Some imaginative dance numbers, too. Liked the use of new music, though felt they should have stuck with black (no need for The White Stripes, for example).

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