one of the best and lackawanna bluesgreat movie and great cast and great music and this be one of those movie that be so good that when it be over you wish it would go on for another 90 minute and i will w3atch this one many time . this be one of those movie that grab you from the beginning and twist and slam you emotionally throughout the feature . the cast be extraordinary without the faint hint of anyone be uncormfortable in their role . you get the sense that youre really there take all this in . a great deal of care be give in the set and costume and music of the period . the relationship between the character we meet be both simple and complicate a the movie go on and but the steady performance of ms. merkerson be so powerful that the movie end before we have have our fill of the wonderful misfit . to single out anyone other than nanny be an injustice because we have very good performance by great veteran actor include representjeffery wright and jimmy smits and terrence howard and delroy lindo . but it be marcus franklin and macy gray and ms. merkerson that make this a wonderful experience . the movie move rapidly and be short by todays standard and but it be without question one of the best movie youre go to see this year . if you like good period piece that will challenge you emotionally and tug at your heart and lift you joyfully and have you tap your foot at the same time and then this be the movie for you . i have show it to several friend and they all want my copy and that say it all and the movie be that good . check it out for yourself . danceability 1 and amsterdam holland .