I missed the autobiographical details that led the author to his particular intellectual journey - a sojourn started on the hard-bitten streets of Baltimore, in fear-based fiefdoms that demand a survivalist’s toughness that Coates, as a parent, hopes his child won’t ever have to muster. Vance, as well as many lesser-known performers - makes sure that the occasional mannered monologue is soon followed by an interpretation that renders Coates’ words something resembling spoken poetry.įorbes expands Coates’ book from a letter by a father to his son to a more universally Black address - a decision that feels right on paper, but slightly less so in execution. But the sprawling cast - which also includes Mahershala Ali, Phylicia Rashad, Janet Mock, Wendell Pierce, Mj Rodriguez, Yara Shahidi, Jharrel Jerome and Courtney B. No series made during the pandemic has boasted consistently great acting, and that’s the case here, too. It’s in those recitations that the HBO special occasionally falters.
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