Here are review links for this film submitted by our members:
- Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ SpiritualityandPractice.com
- Excerpt: A new musical version of the classic story of a Black woman discovering the strength in a community of women.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: After all these years, not only is it a story still worth telling, but new voices have reinterpreted the material, making it more of a celebration if sanding some of its edges off.
- Sarah Gopaul @ Digital Journal
- Excerpt: Even though the characters’ resilience is tested by many horrific circumstances, the overall message is one of empowerment.
- [New] | Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Alice Walker’s novel becomes a bright, splashy musical with joyful numbers.
- Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight
- Harrison Martin @ Flixfrog
- Excerpt: The Color Purple (2023) is a cinema-shifting musical masterpiece! Blitz Bazawule crafts a beautiful reimagining of the 1985 classic. Fantasia Barrino’s voice and star power are in full effect.
- Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: I really liked the final 25-30 minutes of the THE COLOR PURPLE. The first-two hours, though? A freight train of a Cliff’s Notes cram session that seems to slap you in the face to look somewhere else whenever a dramatic moment implores you to take a pause.
- [New] | Aaron Neuwirth @ We Live Entertainment
- Excerpt: This is a crowd-pleasing bit of joy that balances Black trauma with the visible strength of these characters. Plus, it’s bolstered by excellent performances and a terrific handle on presenting its various choreographed numbers.
- Shelagh Rowan-Legg @ ScreenAnarchy
- Rene Sanchez @ Cine Sin Fronteras [Spanish]
