Final day of screenings for me, and basically I’ve revamped my schedule to accommodate the buzzed about titles that I might have avoided for reasons X, Y or Z. I agree with Lee Daniels’ lawyer (Daniel told the audience his lawyer wasn’t a fan of his first feature, Shadowboxer) and neither was I, hence why I didn’t include Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire among my fest’s must sees.
The punishing look into incest, mental, physical, emotional abuse brought the house down and the reason why it is such a crowd pleaser is because of the film’s heroine in first time actress (see pic) Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe. Here’s my prediction: Mo’Nique is the one who steals the show and won’t be forgotten same time next year during award season.
