Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Forest Whitaker
Reverend Cornell Cobbs

“The Musical Event of the Holiday Season”
A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.
Black Nativity Official TEASER TRAILER (2013) - Forest Whitaker Musical HD
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Forest Whitaker
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Aretha Cobbs
Angela Bassett
Aretha Cobbs
Naima
Jennifer Hudson
Naima
Loot / Tyson
Tyrese Gibson
Loot / Tyson
Langston
Jacob Latimore
Langston
Platinum Fro
Mary J. Blige
Platinum Fro
Street Prophet (Isaiah)
Nas
Street Prophet (Isaiah)
Pawnbroker
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Pawnbroker
Maria / Mary
Grace Gibson
Maria / Mary
Kyle
J. Mallory McCree
Kyle
Officer Butch McDaniels
Rotimi
Officer Butch McDaniels
Innkeeper
Michael Dale
Innkeeper
I was, for the most part, feeling pleasant enough about this... until that ending. It's not that <em>'Black Nativity'</em> ends badly, it's just so incredibly forced and cringeworthy. It's a Christmas film so I guess I could cut it some slack, but I feel it could've concluded things much better. Some of the character decisions felt odd at times, also. One of the reasons as to why I was actually finding this satisfactory throughout is the cast - loads of recognisable and likeable faces. Forest Whitaker (Cornell) is honestly great, his performance is the only one I'd class as anything over 'good'. Jacob Latimore (Langston) and Angela Bassett (Aretha) are the best of the rest, though I always like watching <em>'Fast & Furious'</em> star Tyrese Gibson act too. All in all, nothing positive or negative... just average.
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