]The Piano Lesson has moments of shared song which in their call-and-response patterns bear the memory and trauma of slavery.

It lands as more of a showcase of assembling the many talents on board rather than an adaptation shining a new light on an already treasured work.

An exquisite film rendition of an American stage classic, The Piano Lesson promises to strike a powerful chord within the soul.

What I loved the most about the performances in this film was how expressive all the actors were even when the camera wasn’t on them. Jackson, John David, Potts, and Fisher... brought those stage skills to their work with the camera.