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www.cinematter.com - : Soul Food tells the story of Big Mama (Irma P. Hall) and her extended family, primarily her three grown daughters. There's Teri (Vanessa L. Williams), the eldest, and most responsible of the three. She and her husband, Miles (Michael Beach), are both lawyers, but her coldness is driving them apart. more...
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3/4
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : With a uniformly attractive cast, Soul Food isn't hard on the eyes. Everyone (including Vanessa Williams, who isn't known as a stellar actress) acquits themselves admirably, although it's worth noting that none of the roles are terribly complex, so there's little need for anyone to stretch their range. And, while the meals don't take on the same importance as in certain other food movies, we still get an eyeful: deep-fried catfish, chicken and dumplings, cornbread, cakes, and other assorted dishes. more...
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3/4
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : Watching ``Soul Food,'' I reflected that in many ways it depicts a world which white audiences will find unfamiliar. Oh, Big Mama's family shares the same kinds of values, problems, worries, successes and failures as whites. But movies and TV often focus only on a narrow wedge of black America, showing pimps and junkies, outlaw teenagers and con men, but ignoring the vast and substantial African-American middle and working classes. more...
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