7/10
A toned down musical adapation based on the 1985 film The Color Purple
28 January 2024
Warning: Spoilers
The Color Purple is a 2023 musical drama remake based on the 1985 adapation of the same name and stars Fantasia,Halle Bailey,Taraji Henson,Danielle Brooks, H. E. R,Coleman Dominago and Corey Hawkins.

The story follows two sisters named Celine(Phylsia Pearl Mapasi,and later Fantasia)and Nettie(Bailey plays young Nettie while Ciara plays old Nettie)who live with their evil stepfather Alfonso who sexually raped Celine and she gave birth to two kids who would later be taken off her.

Fast forward a few decades later and Celine(Fantasia) is now grown up and married to Mister(Domanigo) who also assaults Celine during their marriage. Celine later befriends a nightclub singer named Shrug Avery(Henson) and she discovers that her sister Nettie has been writing to her for years and Celine's husband hid the letters from her.

Will she escape?. Overall it was a good remake that's packed with forgettable songs and great acting from former American Idol winner Fantasia and The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey. Speaking of Halle Bailey she's not in this film for long only the first half hour until she's replaced by singer Ciara.

Is it as good as the 1985 one,no but it's still good.
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