Keep the Faith, Baby
by Doug McHenry
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Actor: Don Allison, Harry Lennix, Richard Blackburn, Rodger Barton, Vanessa WilliamsDirector: Doug McHenry
Brand: Paramount
Producer: Adam Clayton Powell III
Producer: Colin Brunton
Producer: Dennis Johnson
Producer: Faye K. Cottrell
Producer: Geoffrey Garfield
Producer: Harry J. Ufland
Writer: Art Washington
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-07-08
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Keep the Faith, Baby
Movie Review: Man! This is a good movie!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Since I work in a library, I always 'test-drive' a book or a movie beforehand to see if it's a must-have. THIS is a must-have. DAMN! Harry Lennix (one of my favorite actors) handles his bidness! In any bio, I love when an actor/actress channels the subject and becomes the subject, yet not a caricature. He deftly portrayed the late Harlem congressman, from the accent (I love his raspy voice) to the chain-smoking hep cat and liberationist preacher (really, how many congregants had a pastor like THAT!?!)--right down to using his right hand (Lennix is a southpaw).
From what I've read and learned about Adam Clayton Powell, Brother-man was not to be played with--whether that's arrogance or confidence, is up to the observer, but one thing he was NOT was bought. Seems like the word "smooth" had to be invented just to describe him! Lennix oozes wicked cool, and chews up some scenery (I swear, he had either a pipe, cigarette or cigar in EVERY scene!) even in the instances where some of his maneuvers are questionable (re: attitudes towards icons A. Philip Randolph and Martin Luther King). Say what you will, there's a smattering of hypocrisy in even the noblest among us, but there is no doubt nobody worked it like Adam Clayton Powell. "Papa Don't Take No Mess" might have been a good subtitle!
You have got to check out the scene in the House of Representatives with his 'distinguished colleague' from Mississippi--IT IS HYSTERICAL!
I'd strongly recommend watching and OWNING this one. It's a repeater.
Summary of Keep the Faith, Baby
BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONTROVERSIAL NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN, ADAM CLAYTON POWELL.Similar DVD Movies
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