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With humor and honesty, grounded by very strong performances, "Nappily Ever After" (screenplay adaptation by Cee Marcellus and Adam Brooks) is the story of Violet's gradual - and sometimes painful - embrace of her natural hair.
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Nappily Ever After | Rotten Tomatoes. TRAILER. List. Netflix. Watch Nappily Ever After with a subscription on Netflix. Smart and socially conscious, Nappily Ever After depicts...
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- Sanaa Lathan
- “I’ve Worked So Hard to Be Everything He Wanted.”
- “Real Women, No Models.”
- Nappily Ever After: Conclusion
Nappily Ever After doesn’t dig as deeply as it could, and, this may be a genre convention more than anything else, never allows itself to get ugly. Possibly the only exception is an impressive single take shot ofLathan, distraught,shaving her head at her lowest emotional point. Violet’s emotional explanation to her mother at the end of the film, in...
There is a strangely regressive feminism that drives Violet’s journey, and almost mockingly critiques her behavior. She is punished by the story for ordering a salad, for wearing heels to a date, for expecting a proposal from her boyfriend. All of this is “wrong” within the narrative, but why? It is a strangely regressive feminism that equates beha...
Every relationship, every conflict, every emotional beat, is driven by Violet’s relationship to hair, and this very quickly feels condescending to the character and the intended audience, likely other Black women. Every discussion about Violet’s growth is focused more on her outward presentation rather than the underlying emotional insecurities she...
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Sep 30, 2018 · Movies. Movie Reviews. ‘Nappily Ever After’: Film Review. Netflix's 'Nappily Ever After' is a feathery, feel-good movie about women's beauty standards that feels closer to a...
Nappily Ever After is a story that we may have seen before in one form or another - but is still one worth retelling in its own way. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 20, 2018....
Sep 21, 2018 · Nappily Ever After (2018) - IMDb. Cast & crew. User reviews. Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. Nappily Ever After. 2018. TV-MA. 1h 38m. IMDb RATING. 6.4 /10. 9.9K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 2:27. 1 Video. 32 Photos. Comedy Drama Romance. Violet Jones tired of waiting for her longtime boyfriend to propose, breaks up with him.
Sep 22, 2018 · movie review Sept. 22, 2018. Nappily Ever After Is a Well-Intentioned Misfire. By Angelica Jade Bastién, a New York and Vulture critic covering film and pop culture. Sanaa Lathan. Photo:...
