Black Nativity 2013
4.8 / 10
Black Nativity
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.
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.
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... Reverend Cornell Cobbs
... Aretha Cobbs
... Naima
... Loot / Tyson
... Langston
... Platinum Fro
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by r96sk
I was, for the most part, feeling pleasant enough about this... until that ending. It's not that 'Black Nativity' 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 'Fast & Furious' star Tyrese Gibson act too. All in all, nothing positive or negative... just average.
Release Date:
Nov 27, 2013 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 33`
MMPA Rating:
PG
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Black Nativity
I was, for the most part, feeling pleasant enough about this... until that ending. It's not that 'Black Nativity' 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 'Fast & Furious' star Tyrese Gibson act too. All in all, nothing positive or negative... just average.
Cast & Crew of
Black Nativity
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
RB
Renee Burke... Script Supervisor
Cast
... Reverend Cornell Cobbs
... Aretha Cobbs
... Naima
... Loot / Tyson
... Langston
... Platinum Fro
... Street Prophet (Isaiah)
... Pawnbroker
GG
Grace Gibson... Maria / Mary
... Kyle
... Officer Butch McDaniels
... Innkeeper
DW
Doug Willen... Chic Man
... Snoopy
... Nativity Dancer
... Bus Singer #2 (uncredited)
... Church Goer (uncredited)
PS
Paugh Shadow... Bethlehem / Modern Day Thug Hallucination (uncredited)
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