I am absolutely baffled by the poor reviews of this movie, complaining about the editing, wondering what happens next. Not every movie is tied up in a neat bow. Sometimes it's good to leave the audience in a state of wonder. Wondering what happens next. That's what life is. And this movie is a slice of life, with characters that don't often inhabit a film.
The black people are real, not stereotypes. The Native Americans are real, not stereotypes. There's a deep sense of authenticity in all the main characters. A city woman finds her way to Montana and stumbles into a community that accepts her and helps her thrive. Alfre Woodard is wonderful. How refreshing to see a film about mature people with pasts that often haunt them.
Breaking the third wall did not bother me. It was necessary at a point where Juanita has no one to talk to but the inside of her head. Someone I read here complained that this particular story device disappeared. It disappeared because she was fully engaged in her present. She didn't need her Blair Underwood fantasy. And by the way, he had so much fun with that role. It must have been hilarious for him to play it.
I highly recommend this film!!
The black people are real, not stereotypes. The Native Americans are real, not stereotypes. There's a deep sense of authenticity in all the main characters. A city woman finds her way to Montana and stumbles into a community that accepts her and helps her thrive. Alfre Woodard is wonderful. How refreshing to see a film about mature people with pasts that often haunt them.
Breaking the third wall did not bother me. It was necessary at a point where Juanita has no one to talk to but the inside of her head. Someone I read here complained that this particular story device disappeared. It disappeared because she was fully engaged in her present. She didn't need her Blair Underwood fantasy. And by the way, he had so much fun with that role. It must have been hilarious for him to play it.
I highly recommend this film!!