A film that kind of sank without a trace despite the star power of Oprah, writer Toni Morrison and her book, and director Jonathan Demme. This was in part due to an uninspiring release - I remember seeing this bland poster of Danny Glover and Oprah and the title and thinking "what is that about". I think it needed to lean into its ghost story background more.
It's a decent story though there's a lot of backstory. It's long - three hours long. Very well acted although Thandie Newton stumbles into Simple Jack territory.
It didn't work for me. There were good moments. It felt unfocused. Kept changing protagnists.
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