I think the movie gets a 5/10 but the soundtrack rounds it up to a 6. Parts of this are good, IMO, but those parts are few and filled with the average. I wasn't familiar with the play, nor did I know that it was based on a play until after I watched it. So, I liked the acting for the most part, and some of the monologues, but the story felt a little forced for a movie. Also, I feel like the title having "Ma Rainey" in it is click-bait and I was expecting more Ma Rainey in the story. I'm not unhappy to have watched it once, but I doubt I'd watch it again.
Review of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
