So I think this movie was bad because of the way Walter,Beneatha, and George Murchison acted.When George and Beneatha were at the club dancing,George made it look like he wasn't trying.Walter really didn't show the way he acted like in the book.Beneatha didn't act so strong as a woman, she acted like a normal person in the real life,it's not like the book.The book made it more explosive and very interesting.

I think this movie was one of the best movies I have ever watch because it think is a good representation of how colored people didn't have a lot of opportunities and how they were discriminated just for their skin color in the 1950's. The directors change some scenes from the original play so the viewer can better and fast understand the movie, on the original play the entire play is centered on the younger apartment but in the the film part they show different places in Chicago. Also they change the final part to make it more emotional .

After reading the Lorraine Hansberry play, one would expect this film to be a grand portrayal of a struggling black family in the 1950's. What one gets is a poor adaptation of an amazing play. If Lorraine Hansberry were still alive, she'd kill over taking Sydney Poitier with her. The choice to have P. Diddy in the film in any capacity was a fluke, giving him the lead role was an even greater fluke clearly credited to an aneurysm. He completely overacted the role and made it hard to believe that this was based on Hensberry's play. Let's just face Sean Combs, you're almost as bad at acting as you at dancing. And considering you've been doing the same move since the 90's please stay off my screen. In addition to poorly casting what should've been the moving role of Walter Younger, Kenny Leon then apparently threw the play completely out the window and cast a far too old Sanaa Lathan to play Beneatha. Granted I believe Sanaa Lathan is a fine actress, she was too old to even be considered for the lively optimistic Beneatha. I spent half the movie asking why this grown woman was behaving like a child. The only commendable casting was Phylicia Rashad as Lena and Audra McDonald as Ruth. They were a beauty to watch and the only reason I didn't give this film a 0 rating. Overall I'd only recommend watching this film if you want to see how NOT to perceive this play or if your cable goes out and this movie just so happens to be on your Netflix queue.

Though no better than lackawanna blues, this is another movie which is equally heart warming nonetheless. It talks about the issues that most families face in real life, and takes them on with very thought-provoking approach. Some people might find many scenes going too far, but then sometimes you need exaggeration to get the point across, especially on the issues reflected in this film which are still complicated for families to handle even after many generations.Speaking of that, kudos to the acting performances from the cast, notably Phylicia, and I didn't expect P.Diddy to have such talent to carry out a role as difficult as his. But I was really intrigued at certain scenes as I find them really really mature, and something that we all can learn from.