SOMETHING THE LORD MADE:
Raz, thank you thank you thank you for suggesting Something The Lord Made. Mos Def as Vivien was miraculous. And Rickman as Blalock... uh! Too good. I could not take my eyes off the screen for one second. My broker called to leave a message about some "great news" he has for me and I ignored the phone. Felt pestered.
Casting those two for the leads was a stroke of genius. Generally, when the moment comes that's responsible for the title of a movie, I think, how obvious or forced or corny but in this case I thought, omg, how damned genuine is that!
This was a fine, touching, sincere, important, soulful, life enriching movie that didn't resort to the obvious. I hesitate to write anything about the plot for fear a description might dissuade people from seeing it, as it did my husband. I had it on the counter for weeks until tonight. He didn't move throughout, then when it was over said, "Wow, any movie that can keep me riveted when I was ready to go to bed is a masterpiece". He apologized for making me wait so long to watch it. He LOVED it.
I'm giving Something The Lord Made 4.9 out of 5 despite a few moments of less than perfect acting in some minor roles that in context I'm embarrassed to even mention. They pale miserably in context. Fantastic film that I recommend to EVERYONE!
Oh, and happy you liked Frida. She was made for role, right? Great movie. Big movie, broad, colorful and deep - and did I say sexy?
