5/5 A Wonderful Movie About Family Life
  by William B. Dwinnell IV (King of Prussia, PA)
This is a fantastic movie that shows one family's triumphs and losses. I found this movie quite engaging: it was at once funny, sad and meaningful. The writing is very genuine, and the cast does a superb job. It is so easy to care for these characters that after watching this movie, you will feel like you are one of the family.

5/5 African American Family Movie
  by Amber (Georgia)
I love this movie! The cast is phenomenal. The writing is exceptional. And the plot is very moving. The theme of the movie is all about the family staying together through thick and thin. This is one of my absolute favorites!

2/5 Wanted to love this movie but...
  by Reviewer (United States)
...the best I can bring is applause for the casting and acting, which are both good to excellent. The script is a train wreck, racked by redundancies, cliches, and dialogue that doesn't ring true, like that of the older cast members talking "street" to the young Ahmad. Way too many loose ends are left dangling. Where realism should happen (the dialogue, or the contrived meeting in the print shop cafeteria), there's melodrama and/or predictability. Where a bit more "Hollywood" might have been in order (more resolution re: the marriage of the Vanessa Williams character, what happens to her husband's band, and making some of Ahmad's dialogue more audible) we're left wondering. I ended up with indigestion.

5/5 Insperational
  by G. Davidson (St.Petersburg, FL USA)
This is a very heart warming story of family, and strenghth.
I can not watch this without tearing up, and laughing. I think it
portrays every family.

4/5 Good family fun
  by C. Wyche (Raleigh, NC)
Classic movie showing family ups and downs. A few sceens may limit young viewers (under 13).