America's Dream DVD Movie

America's Dream

Studio	Warner Home Video
Orig Year	1996
All Time Sales Rank	55816
CD Universe Part number	6805958
Catalog number	91317
Discs	1
Release Date	Jan 25, 2005
Rating	PG-13 (MPAA)
Movie Details	Color

America's Dream Movie Review

Average Rating: (3 out of 5 stars) 3 stars

3 stars Welcomed Stories
All three stories are well acted. I suspect time was a factor which prevented in-depth character-development. It appeared to me that the relationship between the traveling salesman and the wife in "Long Black Song" happened much too smoothly and quickly. It, as well as "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black" seem to paint African-American men as somewhat timid. Ms. Guy, plays her role well, as does Wesley Snipes, but Clarke's story has a strong principal and no wife at all. There was no better job awaiting him if he did the Supt's biddings. Neither had the Superintendent seen the picture before the assembly. The lady teacher in the story, if anyone, seemed a bit puzzled when she first saw the picture, She recovered her composure, however, and asked the young man the origin of the idea of painting such a picture. I think the movie would have been powerful enough by remainig true to the original story. I enjoyed all three, and will watch them again, and will probably show them to young people with whom I work. I'll also recommend them to classroom teachers with whom I work. Sherman
Submitted by shermanbeverly (Deerfield, IL, USA)
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