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A Raisin in the Sun
MOVIE: ABC, Monday 2/25 at 8:00p (180 minutes)
Starring
Sean Combs,
Audra McDonald,
Phylicia Rashad,
Sanaa Lathan,
Justin Martin,
John Stamos,
David Oyelowo,
and
Sean Patrick Thomas
The Broadway cast, which includes Phylicia Rashad and Sean Combs, reunite in this TV revival of the award-winning play.
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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| CREATED BY: |
Lorraine Hansberry (play)
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| FIRST AIR DATE: |
February 25, 2008 |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Chicago Sun-Times Eddy Weiss
It's a beauty--in many ways richer than the Broadway production--and should not be missed.
100
USA Today Robert Bianco
As terrific as the three women are, the movie would not have been made without Combs and would not work as well without him
100
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
ABC's new version of A Raisin in the Sun deserves fanfare: It's a strong contender for best TV movie of the season.
100
New York Post Linda Stasi
Combs does a great, great job--especially for someone who isn't known as an actor. And the rest of this cast glows. Don't miss it--and don't let your kids miss it either.
90
Time James Poniewozik
Rapper Sean Combs holds his own as ambitious son Walter Lee Jr., but Phylicia Rashad is devastating as a matriarch trying to hold her family together when a dream deferred turns dangerous.
90
Wall Street Journal Dorothy Rabinowitz
This three-hour production, starring most of the cast of the 2004 Broadway revival, flies by with lightning speed--and that cast led by Ms. Rashad, superbly authoritative, impossibly attractive as Lena, is no small part of the reason. Ms. McDonald is heartbreaking as Ruth, desperate to understand her husband's descent into misery, and Mr. Combs, who portrays that husband, delivers a sterling performance.
90
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
This knockout adaptation of the Lorraine Hansberry play is a model of both the pure power of stage acting and TV’s potential to bring us up close to that acting without deadening it.
83
Entertainment Weekly Ken Tucker
The whole production is a model of subtle adaptation.
80
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
Those three performances are so good that they lift up everyone around them, whether it's Combs (best whenever he has Rashad or McDonald to spar with) or John Stamos, surprisingly subtle in what could be a thankless role as the white man who doesn't want the Youngers moving into his neighborhood.
80
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
At three hours, this adaptation might seem a bit lengthy, but when Raisin’s female cast members are on the screen, the time flies by.
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