Matriarch Mama Joe has held her family together for 40 years around a Sunday dinner of soul food. When diabetes hospitalizes her the dinners stop and tensions among her three daughters start to break the family apart. Two of the sisters feud continuously Teri is jealous of Maxines marriage and irritated that everyone assumes her corporate salary is open to the rest of the familys uses. Maxine resents Teris bossiness and insensitivity to family tradition. Bird the youngest newly married to an ex-con accepts a favor from an old lover that leads to her husbands arrest. Mama Joes grandson Ahmad cooks up a scheme to bring the family together back to the table.
Review
Soul Food is one of the best family films ever made. The cast led by Vanessa Williams is superb. Vicva A. Fox and Nia Long are also great as the younger sisters. Micheal Beachmen and Mehki Pffeir are also great. But the real standout is Brandon Hammons who plays Ahmad. He shows great acting talent in his first big role. 1010.