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

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. 

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