Film review: Musical numbers steeped in the blues, gospel and spirituals in The Colour Purple

The early stages feel a little chaotic as director Blitz Bazuwele strains to shoehorn in too much story too quickly

The Colour Purple

★★★★☆

An adaption of the stage musical that was in turn adapted from Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film of Alice Walker’s novel, The Colour Purple (12A) opens in Georgia in 1909.