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DVD Woman Thou Art Loosed
Woman Thou Art Loosed is a powerful, tragic feature film adaptation of the bestselling, inspirational book of the same name by Dallas-based minister T.D. Jakes. Jakes plays himself in this fictional movie (which is derived from his work with women seeking guidance after experiences of abuse), lending his golden presence in a story about a death row inmate, Michelle (Kimberly Elise), whose childhood rape by her clueless mother's boyfriend leads to one catastrophe after another. Elise is very good in a difficult part, her character deeply cynical and seemingly beyond the reach of love, yet still human. The rest of the cast is also very fine: Loretta Devine as the ever-in-denial mom, Michael Boatman as a childhood friend who recalls Michelle's innocence, and Sean Blakemore as a criminal trying to steal the doomed heroine's soul. Veteran television director Michael Schultz ably guides the drama toward its quiet, unforgettable ending. --Tom Keogh
My own walk with God has been....unsteady and unfruitful. I didn't go to the lengths of killing the one I hated, as the character did in this story, but, I know that feeling of hopelessness, of doing the same thing over and over, even after mercy.
It really stirred me up, knowing that this happens in real life, that little girls are raped and molested, and their mothers don't protect them. Makes your blood boil. I loved the vinettes each of the characters gave, which helped me get the story from their perspective. So, when the mother gave hers, I felt so much emotion of discust. Yet, she reasoned it like this: I didn't deny it all for either of them, but for me. It was a selfish thing, cause I don't want to be alone. That's still rotton, but the truth.
Anyway, this is one of the better movies of redemption/christian faith I have seen. So much better than that corny "Lilies of the Field" I saw recently. It's worth being in your Christian DVD collection.
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Good but not as good as it could've been
This movie was disappointing in many ways. I wish I could give it 5 stars but then I would not be honest.
The acting was superb. Kimberly Elise is awesome as always. She is one of the best talents in Hollywood.
Clifton Powell played a villian who was terrifying.
And Loretta Devine, made me believe and even feel sorry for the mother as wrong as I thought she was.
However I feel this movie focused too much on Bishop Jakes and his ministry. There were too many scenes of him preaching and his choir singing.
Especially considering none of it had a positive affect on the outcome of the story.
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