The movie musical adaptation of ‘The Color Purple’ has been released, receiving positive reviews. The star-studded cast aims to heal audiences with the new musical, which is a reimagining of Alice Walker’s novel and the 1985 film. Critics praise the film's interplay of darkness and joy, its stirring big-screen musical powered by a spectacular cast, and its comparison to the original 1985 drama. The 2023 film is described as the most evocative retelling yet, standing alone as its own tear-jerking, exultant epic. The classic novel has received the Broadway and Spielberg treatment, and the new movie musical tells the story over 40 years and counting.
New movie musical 'The Color Purple' tells story over 40 years and counting https://t.co/PT2oUEyskR https://t.co/blpdtB6uGt
Movie Review: 'The Color Purple' is a stirring big-screen musical powered by its spectacular cast https://t.co/gswer8RVqB
The classic novel ‘The Color Purple’ has gotten the Broadway and Spielberg treatment. The 2023 film is the most evocative retelling yet. https://t.co/ANKPZlwxdb
'The Color Purple' review: Does this Broadway musical work on the big screen? https://t.co/XGZgw7JYVg
How 2023’s 'The Color Purple' Musical Compares to the Original 1985 Film https://t.co/yH6ItMAEBY
The new "The Color Purple" movie musical works well as a companion piece to the original 1985 drama while, for the most part, standing alone as its own tear-jerking, exultant epic, @shirklesxp writes: https://t.co/HyXcoLrQVr
The movie musical adaptation of ‘The Color Purple’ is finally here. And it’s quite moving in its interplay of darkness and joy. https://t.co/rj5vUDWMdJ
“The Color Purple” is a reimagining of Alice Walker’s novel and the celebrated 1985 film. The star-studded cast wants the new movie, now a musical, to heal audiences as much as it healed them in the process of making it. https://t.co/B4VZNbYDSd
A Streaming Guide to the Musical 'The Color Purple' https://t.co/RPHDfbHVXL