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...were fortunate enough that the day when we were meeting to talk about [a replacement for] Zackie Achmat, [Perry??s] people called us,” said Jacob H. Bor ’05, another committee member of the summit. “They said he was interested in getting involved...
...which is itself a euphemism for pork entrails. Chitlin’s have been a staple of black cooking since the slave era: plantation masters considered the organ meats refuse and, thus, suitable fare for human chattel. This historical promotion of junk meat into ethnic cuisine is metaphoric of Perry??s transformation of marginal black theater into a lucrative cultural force...
...Perry??s plays are perfect chitlin’ circuit fodder: they recreate and comment on the black experience with a deft blend of comedy and pathos. His productions often feature incarceration, addiction, adultery, and financial ruin. But these are always overcome in the end by the positive forces of family, Christianity, and good humor. Perry??s oeuvre transcends entertainment: it is a compelling dramatization of black America’s collective anxieties and hopes...
...film’s other performances are tender and believable. In particular, Kimberly Elise and Shemar Moore, portraying the “mad black woman” and her blue-collar suitor respectively, really shine. Their nuanced portrayals sell the romance, and Perry??s script wisely sidesteps the manufactured histrionics that mar so many cinematic romances...
...Perry??s film is very aware of its location at the margins of popular culture, and its form and content reflect its “outsideness.” Perhaps future critics will venture beyond themselves and engage the film in its indigenous context...