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Title: Finally -- Real black women and grown-up black men
Review: Finally, a thoughtful feature-film portrayal of characters who have ambitions, hopes, desires -- and happen to be African American! This character-focused film will appeal to those who prefer indie productions to plot-driven Hollywood blockbusters and trite rom-coms. It deals with slow revelations of character and interpersonal complexities.As the lead female, Marie-Francoise Theodore turns in a nuanced performance as a painter struggling to balance her artistic ambitions and emotional needs. She and the men in her life confront the stereotyping -- divas, mammies, strong & silent --that stifle honest relationships. "Strange as Angels" is a welcome relief from films that cater to the UPN-TV view of black womanhood as either as high maintenance divas or ho's, and of self-absorbed or immature men. If you liked recent character-focused films like "Lost in Translation," or "Sideways," this is your speed.
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