Status
Released
original language
English
Budget
$ 17500000
Revenue
$ 7018189
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Aretha Cobbs
Naima
Loot / Tyson
Langston
Platinum Fro
Street Prophet (Isaiah)
Pawnbroker
Maria / Mary
Kyle
Officer Butch McDaniels
Innkeeper
Chic Man
Snoopy
Nativity Dancer
Bus Singer #2 (uncredited)
Church Goer (uncredited)
Bethlehem / Modern Day Thug Hallucination (uncredited)
Written by r96sk on 2021-05-02
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 'good'. Jacob Latimore (Langston) and Angela Bassett (Aretha) are the best of the rest, though I always like watching <em>'Fast & Furious'</em> star Tyrese Gibson act too. All in all, nothing positive or negative... just average.