A fat woman shows up in the life of a black woman who is played by a not-very-good actress. For the next two hours absolutely nothing happens except a theme song, which isn't a bad tune really, is repeated so often you grow to hate it with a passion.
Everything positive people say about this film -- character relationship, bonding between women, sisterhood, whatever -- seems to be stuff they're reading into it because there is truly very little in the way of story or characterization. As Gertrude Stein said of Oakland, "there is no there there."
Staring at a blank screen for two hours would be more enlightening -- and certainly more entertaining.
Everything positive people say about this film -- character relationship, bonding between women, sisterhood, whatever -- seems to be stuff they're reading into it because there is truly very little in the way of story or characterization. As Gertrude Stein said of Oakland, "there is no there there."
Staring at a blank screen for two hours would be more enlightening -- and certainly more entertaining.