The Blackening | Review: We Need To Talk... 

I actually really enjoyed the movie, so much so that I watched it twice 😅 I thought the beginning was really slow but once the friends made it to the cabin that’s when it really started. I lowkey want the Blackening to be our (

I really wasn't feeling this movie. I don't have a deep dive analysis like all the other comments here. It was just meh to me.

I'll keep it brief and simple. They fell short of their goal (some might agree). Or! Perhaps the movie is outdated because of the concept?

I am back! I watched the skit that was said to be funny. Let me be the first to say, HELL NO! The skit was the perfect preview of how bad this movie was gonna be. They barely touched surface level stereotypes. At best, it was a ha! Not even a Ha, or a ha-ha, or a Ha-Ha! A ha, like...ha, this what's funny to ya'll? Is this what we green-lighting these days? Really??? Come on ya'll. That foolishness is for the birds. TikTok and IG go way harder than this. They coulda went so hard. There was talk abt shade or colors, like who's the lightest. Cuz if I was the lightest person there, I would be like I'm mixed. I am biracial so there for it don't matter what you say, I'm not the blackest. They coulda brought out a color wheel of just different browns and whoever the lightest can't say the N word. There was no colorism, no shade, no daddy issues, ect. I expect more from my ppl. Just because you don't the movie don't mean you don't support black anything, it just means the movie was kaka! Or, it wasn't for you. The comment section of this video had more seasoning and flavor than the actual movie. Do better ya'll. Collectively and individually. I'm not disappointed. I'm not even mad, I'm feelin MARVELOUS! I'm just on some, "Ew David" cuz ew. Serious, Ew. Anybody disagree with me, you entitled to your opinion, but if you come at me with the sauce cuz you feel like you taking a stand for black ppl...then we can meet up no problem. I got nothing but time 🤗 smooches 😘💋💞💕

The mixed reviews are super confusing while I can see how some ppl liked it. It almost seems like people are trying HARD to like it like it definitely wasn’t THAT funny lol unless I’m so far removed from black comedy …. This was ok. But I had waayy higher expectations. I wanted smart black comedy they gave us silly stuff

I love the way this video starts 😂🤣 The movie was completely one note. There were no risks, no edginess, no controversy, and therefore no point. It was dull completely bland. The cast did their part, but the material was lacking. The movie was so dull to me that I thought it was offensive. I loved the cast and this review, but the actual movie I felt nothing. It was neither good nor bad, it just simply was...and to me, that's worse.

As a comedy, I was surprised how entertained I was with it. However, I did see it in theaters and in that setting movies like this tend to work a bit better. As a film overall however, it was lacking. Far as horror goes, tone-wise there wasn't enough real suspense to truly make it scary and comedically the writing's not sophisticated enough to help it rise above the pack. It's not a bad film at all but it was flawed from the gate. The entire premise is centered around the trope that black folks never survive to the end of scary movies. This might have been more effective had it been created fifteen years ago in a pre-'Get Out' era which has sparked a number of films centered on Black characters in the genre that have in fact survived. Black folks tend to watch films in the slasher genre and talk about things we wouldn't do in such a situation. 'The Blackening' could've taken a great lesson from 'Scream' by presenting us with a group of characters we don't always see in a certain setting that are seemingly savvier about how to get out of certain situations but are then challenged with an antagonist that's sharper than expected. While the film does lightly poke fun at the regular tropes of the genre from a Black perspective, it seems the filmmakers never truly planned to kill off any of the central characters, removing a sense of tension from the proceedings that you need for this type of film to truly "work."

The opening with Tyra was funnier than the entire movie. I can watch that on a loop 😂🤣

It came across as fake representin the culture to me even though the film was still watchable. Just don't believe most of our people would say some of the things that they say in this film and i didn't like how juneteenth was presented in the film like its some block party. And the dark aunt viv joke annoyed me when she was always known as OG aunt viv. But good review to a flawed film.

Wow! What a review! I appreciated the sandwich! I planned on munching on this sandwich and even more so now because you prepared it for me😂 I have never seen the skit before, so thank you very much for dropping it here, I will definitely check it out😊 Sometimes skits are made to be exactly that, skits...I don't know...but I shall see! Thank you, April, I appreciate you very much, and your honesty! Keepin' it real!

JESUS OF NAZARETH this movie was awful to infinity and BEYOND! Beautiful cast. It's a shame they'll end up on Tubi with Johnathan Majors and Jason Mitchell. For those unfamiliar with Tubi, it is an awful place (located somewhere on Tyra's forehead) you go when the "culture" is tired of you. Mo'Nique got the black card membership always looking to recruit. If you are unfamiliar with the members, allow me to assist....Raven-Symone, Stacey Dash, Isaiah Washington. You get the gist. Legend tells it, Cuba Gooding Jr. was the only person to make it out....only to go back in years later smh. Good review!

Excellent! This is my favorite review from you 🤗💖. I am not a hopeful person, I lack understanding on what hope is truly. But after seeing the skit and then seeing the trailer for the movie, I was actually excited. No, I was hopeful. I adore the cast, really good cast. This movie was not good. POORLY executed. There was so much potential smh. Excellent review, very merciful.

The movie was horrible!! They put black people in white situations. They had black references and an excellent black cast...some jokes hit but it most where not it..!

Never seen Night of the demons? 1978 Dawn of the dead? Black people have been surviving longer than 15 years in horror movies

I was expecting chappelle's-show meat's saw what I got was bored out of my mind for about an hour and half

I liked the movie! I don't think it should be compared to Scary Movie. The movie was ok to me. Idk what people are expecting with movies nowadays 😕

The movie had my eyes rolling the entire 97 minutes. Some ideas were ok but overall a weakly developed, on every aspect, movie. I watched it once on 4K and put it back for sale the next day.

When I saw the trailer for this movie so we're going to give this movie a chance because of that hilarious. But unfortunately when I watched it on TV last night besides a few good jokes here and there the movie wasn't really that good

Real simple. The movie was wack!

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I love the way this video starts 🤣 but the movie....no bueno

The movie was amazing, and hilarious y’all doing to much, tf y’all expect this ain’t scary movie 😭😭😭

There's some harsh criticism....y'all expectations must have been really high lmao. I wouldn't compare it to Scary Movie. I thought it was ok, just ok. I laughed a little bit. I saw it for free maybe that's why idc I guess. Idk 🤔🤨🤗

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Definitely felt like they were pulling punches for "some reason". Going at it with a blunted knife, while Scary Movie's was razor sharp. But seriously, this is a great critique. Heckin' subscribed!

movie wasn't good - sure there's some actual jokes (the FRIENDS joke card) but its just racism most of the time against white people, think of how many jokes where the punchline is just "that's too white" its not funny or parody its just hate that's why so much of it is so mediocre, it has nothing going for it from tension, or the killers

You trippin... Please remove your head from your butt. This movie was great! The end