Perry has assembled a formidable ensemble, including Loretta Devine, Kimberly Elise, Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Tessa Thompson, Kerry Washington, Whoopi Goldberg, Janet Jackson, Phylicia Rashad and, in the most searing cameo, Macy Gray.
Overview
About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.
Director and cast
- Tyler Perry Director
- Kimberly Elise as Crystal / Brown
- Janet Jackson as Jo / Red
- Loretta Devine as Juanita / Green
- Thandiwe Newton as Tangie / Orange
- Anika Noni Rose as Yasmine / Yellow
- Kerry Washington as Kelly / Blue
- Tessa Thompson as Nyla / Purple
- Phylicia Rashād as Gilda
- Whoopi Goldberg as Alice / White
- Macy Gray as Rose
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
For Colored Girls is so shamelessly terrible it would make a great midnight hoot-fest, if you had the stomach to laugh at Shange or some of the best (and most underused) actresses of their generation...
Ham-handed, obvious, overblown and pretentious, For Colored Girls is a plain disaster.
Director Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls is a bold example of an artist's reach exceeding his grasp. And it's hard not to applaud his determination and grade for ambition.
Perry gets points for persistence, yes, and for ambition. But that's not enuf.
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