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Ballast (2008)
Another Stereotype
20 February 2009 - 5 out of 18 users found this review helpful.
I have seen the stereotypical depression and desperation of poor black people, particularly single women, too many times on film; consequently I simply can't get excited about this film. There is nothing new and fresh about the characters or their plights. The isolated location is the only thing new and different. Usually this story takes place in a poor urban environment. As a single black mother with a 12 year old son who resides in Mississippi, I demand something more promising and hopeful.
It would be great to see a story that transforms this group of people or that focuses on an aspect of their lives that is positive and uplifting. I'm fed up with being reminded of the agony of being a black woman in the South.
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