The Black Hawke Review: BLACK FILM WATCH: AMERICAN SON

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

BLACK FILM WATCH: AMERICAN SON

If you're wondering what Nick Cannon's been up to lately, rest assured he hasn't been taking a break from the business. Leaving the Hollywood Blockbusters behind, Cannon has gone the indie route. In 2006 Cannon played a featured role in Emilio Esteves' BOBBY (centered around the night of Bobbby Kennedy's Assassination). In American Son he plays a 19-year old Marine who's just graduated from Boot Camp. The film encompasses his last weekend back home before departing off to Iraq. I've never been a fan of Nick Cannon's, but I applaud him for the courage to take on more serious roles in his career.

1 comment:

KarenMarch 3, 2009 at 2:27 PM
I wrote about the same thing earlier! I caught the movie on Starz Black and really enjoyed it.
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Ranking System

5 Stars = Not only a great film but spoke to me in an emotional way.

4 Stars = Good film that reaches exceptional status.

3 Stars = By no means a bad film, adequate or okay.

2 Stars =Close to being up to par, but slighlty missteps.

1 Star = Bad film missing the mark completely.

5 Black Fists = Uplifts or abolishes common misconceptions of blacks.
4 Black Fists = Positive portrayals of blacks, challenging or questioning stereotypes.
3 Black Fists = Adequate portrayal of blacks or black issues.
2 Black Fists = Poor depiction of blacks often relying on stereotypes.
1 Black Fists = Poor depiction of black soley relying on stereotypes.
0 Black Fists = Universe with no black people.