Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304756416
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6304756410
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: January 13, 1998
Running Time: 115 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: September 26, 1997

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Soul Food is the kind of movie that seems to have been blessed throughout its low-budget production, and it's got a quality of warmth and charm that fits perfectly with its authentic drama about a large African-American family in Chicago. Twenty-eight-year-old writer-director George Tillman Jr. drew autobiographical inspiration from his upbringing in Milwaukee, and on a well-spent $6.5 million budget he succeeded where similar films (including Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back) fell short: He depicts his many characters with such depth and sympathy that, by the time they have weathered several family crises, we've come to care and feel for them and the powerful ties that bind them together. As seen through the eyes of Tillman's young alter ego Ahmad (Brandon Hammond), the film primarily focuses on the rivalries and affections that rise and fall among Ahmad's mother (Vivica A. Fox) and her two sisters (Vanessa L. Williams, Nia Long). Through them, and through the weekly Sunday dinners cooked with love by their mother, Big Mama (Irma P. Hall), we witness marital bliss and distress, infidelity, success, failure... in short, the spices of life both bitter and sweet. But when Big Mama falls into a diabetic coma, Ahmad watches as his family begins to fall apart without the stability and love that Big Mama provided with every Sunday meal.

Tillman's touch can be overly nostalgic, melodramatic, and cloyingly sentimental, but never so much that the movie loses its firm grip on reality. As a universal portrait of family life, Soul Food ranks among the very best films of its kind--believable, funny, emotional, and always approaching its characters (well-played by a uniformly excellent cast) with a generous spirit of forgiveness and understanding. As satisfying as one of Big Mama's delicious dinners, Soul Food is the kind of movie that keeps you coming back for more. --Jeff Shannon




Rating: - Love this movie!
I love this movie. It's a very funny and touching movie about family life. Everyone in this movie is so good in their role. The acting is wonderful especially the little boy in the film. He's fantastic! I would highly recommend this movie.

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Rating: - Great Movie
I love "Soul Food" it is a great portrayal of the black American family. I got my DVD within 2 days from the date of purchase... with standard shipping, which was great, and in perfect condition.

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Rating: - Soul Food
Soul Food is a wonderful and delectable family movie from beginning to the end, you'll laugh, cry or do both. This movie has depth and vision. A lesson for all families in sticking together.

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Rating: - A Wonderful Movie About Family Life
This is a fantastic movie that shows one family's triumphs and losses. I found this movie quite engaging: it was at once funny, sad and meaningful. The writing is very genuine, and the cast does a superb job. It is so easy to care for these characters that after watching this movie, you will feel like you are one of the family.

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Rating: - African American Family Movie
I love this movie! The cast is phenomenal. The writing is exceptional. And the plot is very moving. The theme of the movie is all about the family staying together through thick and thin. This is one of my absolute favorites!

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