Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Purely Joyful Movie!

A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

One of the biggest problems in this film was the uneven acting. Julian Walker has real potential. The reason I watched this film was because I saw him on the series "Being Mary Jane". I hope to see more of him in the future. Mo'Nique as the mother was adequate. Isaiah Washington was just terrible here, and I used to think he was a pretty good actor, though after his decline I don't see much of him. Kevin Allesee as the white boyfriend...terrible. Terrel Tilford as the pastor...adequate. Gary LeRoi Gray as a gay friend...intriguing. Torrey Laamar as another friend...excellent...I'm surprised he career appears to be stalled.Another problem with the film are some goofy story line decisions. For example, two gay young men (17 and early 20s) pick one of the boy's cars right in front of the other boy's house in which to have sex? I don't think so.Another issue -- the ending. So much happens in the last five minutes that your head will be spinning. It was amateurish.However, after taking all those things into consideration, there are also some very interesting aspects to the film. First, the struggle that exists -- perhaps particularly in the deep south -- between sexuality and religion. That's really brought out here, and particularly how it affects teenagers struggling to find themselves.And, I just figured out another reason why I would never want to find myself in Mississippi.

Hated the first scene-thought it would be a sappy terrible movie. Stick with it because it is actually very good. Especially the ending. I don't know why some others said the acting was poor because I thought they all did great. Not great just for a low-budget movie but great for any movie. If I had one complaint it would be that the teenagers I know are not always wearing perfectly clean clothes nor are they as perfect as these kids--I can overlook those quibbles for an otherwise great movie.

This has got to be one of the most boring films of all time. It's bad enough to beat a dead horse in a movie. But this just beats on three dead horses. Don't waste your time with it. There's really only so many times you can do a movie about a particular subject before it's already been done to death. This movie take three different subjects that we have known about and continues to just over do it. On all accounts. IF you can make it to the end you'll be asking yourself "Really? Another movie about that?" Save your time. Save your insanity. Just go to the local mall and sit there for about an hour. It's cheaper and more entertaining.

A wonderful film that will motivate and help young individuals who are coming of age ! The film explores the fear that many young teens face that many other writers or filmmakers are afraid to expose. We have seen films where gays are loved and praised, which is always fun to watch, but it is also important that we get to see the other side. Blackbird is the movie you go buy and give to that one kid who is afraid to come out and be himself. I think it's something that families can watch together. Although it may be controversial to some,I believe the younger generation facing this struggle will watch this film and say, "Thanks, I needed that."