CharlesBurnett,oneofAmerica'smosthighlyregardedindependentfilmmakers,wroteanddirectedthisdomesticdramaaboutablackmiddle-classfamilylivinginSouthcentralLosAngeles.However,therearenogangs,noguns,nodrugsbutinsteadalyricalstorythatdrawsonfolkloreandthesupernatural.familytensionsarealreadysimmeringwhenHarry(DannyGlover)arrivestovisithisoldfriends.Heexudesaneasycharm,knowssecretpastandpresentandissooninstalledintheheartofthefamily.However,ashisstaylengthens,sodoeshebegintocastanevenmoremalevolentspell,provokingturmoil,settingsonagainstson,revivingpasthatreds,andinflictingamysteriousillness.Gloverdeliversacareer-toppingperformanceasthegarrulousfamilyfriend,fullofhiddenmenace,effortlesslyevokingnostalgiaandhorrorinthesamebreath.Asever,Burnettprovidesawonderfulmusictrackfeaturinggospel,bluesandjazzandacameofromthelegendaryJimmyWeatherspoon.'Aslow-burning,soul-insinuating,12-barbluesofamovie.'TomCharity,TimeOut'DannyGloverismarvellous,andterrifying,asacharismaticold-timer.'TheTimes(fromthedescriptiononthebackcoveroftheDVD)