Black Coffee (DVD REVIEW)
Black Coffee
DVD
Review by Kam Williams
Jilted House Painter finds Love with Lawyer in Faith-Based Romantic Romp
Robert’s
(Darrin Dewitt Henson) whole world collapses the day he’s fired from the
business founded by his late father only to come home to an unsympathetic
girlfriend (Erica Hubbard) who has decided to dump him because he can’t afford
to take care of her. To add insult to injury, Mita drops the bomb that she’s
been cheating on him with Nate (Josh Ventura), the guy who just terminated him.
But the
jilted housepainter isn’t down in the dumps for long, since he soon crosses
paths with Morgan (Gabrielle Dennis), a gorgeous attorney he falls
head-over-heels for at first sight. The available divorcee happens to be moving
into a drab office that’s crying out for a makeover, a condition which
conveniently dovetails with housepainter Robert’s need for a job.
He closes
the deal by offering the “pretty woman discount,” so it looks like clear
sailing at first blush. Not so fast, Kimosabe, since the tired-and-true modus
operandi of the stock romantic comedy is to keep the leading man and woman
apart until the very end when they disappear into the sunset together.
Such is the
case with Black Coffee, a pleasant, if predictable affair written and directed
by Mark Harris (Black Butterfly). For, every time Robert and Morgan appear
ready to take the relationship to a deeper level, a monkey wrench is thrown
into the works, like the return of her ex-husband (Lamman Rucker) who wants to
reconcile.
Too bad
much of the dialogue strains credulity here, such as Morgan’s cruel
cross-examination of Robert when she asks whether he can read, why black people
always have to talk while they’re working, and whether he’s a man of God. Of
course, the perfect gentleman passes the test with flying colors, but isn’t there
a less antagonistic method for a sister to find her soul mate?
A pat, if
unconvincing, romantic romp determined to march inexorably to an implausible,
happily ever after finale, whether you like it or not.
Good (2 stars)
Rated PG
for mild epithets, sexual references and mature themes
Running time: 81
minutes
Distributor: RLJ
Entertainment
DVD Extras: Photo
gallery; and a behind-the-scenes featurette.
To order a copy of Black Coffee on DVD, visit: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00HSS7N2U/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20
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