Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom - Kritiken

Davis, in her most grandiose cinematic role, relishes the opportunity to be difficult, self-assured and dominant.

...Davis completely disappears into her larger-than-life character.

This is Boseman’s final appearance on screen, and what a glorious performance to go out on.

It’s a worthy capper to Boseman’s career, another role that brings Black history in from the margins...

If Davis hadn't already taken home Oscar gold so recently, she'd almost certainly claim another prize here for the raw transformative verve of her performance; it's more than possible she still might.

Sterling music, production design and costume work from Branford Marsalis, Mark Ricker and Ann Roth respectively add to a classy package...

...director George C. Wolfe and stars Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman more than do justice to August Wilson’s most approachable, entertaining play.

En laddad karaktärsstudie och tragedi, fast rotad i den afroamerikanska kulturen.

...Boseman tilfører sin karakter en elektrisk energi, gavtyveagtig karisma og selvdestruktiv, imploderende vrede, som vi ikke har set hos skuespilleren før.

Cinema that hits with steam-train force.

Chadwick Boseman’s last and best work in a perfectly constructed period piece.

The late Chadwick Boseman gave the performance of his career in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

Chadwick Boseman in his final appearance is remarkable!

...Boseman's final film before his untimely death from cancer shows the full range of his acting prowess. His Levee is at turns charming, sorrowful, boastful, angry, and violent.

...[Viola Davis] er formidabel som Ma Rainey. Hun er større end livet, uforsonligt vred og frustreret over, at hendes musik snart er en svanesang.

...en gripande bild av den ohejdade rasismen i 1920-talets USA – men bäst är Black Panther-stjärnan Chadwick Boseman.