Back to the Drawing Board: 9 Black Films That Were Disappointing…
Their Eyes Were Watching God – TV movie
Who didn’t have huge hopes for this little TV movie? Zora Neale Hurston’s book is the definition of a classic, and to see Janie’s struggles come to the “big” screen sounded like a fantastic idea. But what we saw on TV was just…okay. The love story of Tea Cake and Janie was a beautiful one, and the chemistry between Michael Ealy (again, FINE) and Halle Berry was great on-screen, if not steamy. However, as critics would say, it seemed that too much time was spent focusing on their love rather than presenting Janie’s story in full (what about the trial for the killing Tea Cake? Or Janie’s childhood and mother?). Also, it just came off kind of boring. It was a nice production on Oprah’s part, but as usual, I think I’ll stick to the book.
