The black The Heiress, and just as good. I love the way Ms. Allen's movies can be set in a world populated by all blacks, the way whites often make movies populated by all whites. If the flick is set in 1940s Harlem their world would be all black. The story is exquisite, telling a kind of dynamic between the sisters that family fosters, i.e., love/hate, expertly expressed. We see clearly the teetering of their relationship, the way it turns on a dime. The emotional expression is on a masterly level, pretty much across the board, which, this being a film based on a play, is only a handful of people. A May/December relationship develops between a young man and a middle-aged woman. It's heartfelt on both sides, until a young woman decides to do something about it. Both of the female stars, Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen, are crazy stupid good in these rolls. Actually they neither of them have ever disappointed; but still, this being such a well-directed and written movie, it highlights the talents of everyone.
Review of The Old Settler
