Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Film Review
I hadn't heard that much about this film before it came out, but I became intrigued about it after seeing Viola Davis speaking about it on the Graham Norton show - not the mention the great reviews it's been getting. When Blues singer Ma Rainey (Viola Davis) joins her band for a recording session in 1927, tensions reach boiling point and lives change forever. I really enjoyed this film. Well, enjoyed almost feels like the wrong word, but I appreciated it. My expectations may have been a bit higher than what I saw, due to all the amazing reviews, but it was good nonetheless. The first thing I could tell about the film is that it was based on a play. It was extremely dialogue-heavy and set in limited locations, and I liked that about it. You get to know the characters through their conversations and banter. A lot of the time through these conversations, it does feel like you're just waiting for something to happen, but your enjoyment of this will be based on your own persona...