Is It Worth Watching Tyler Perry’s “Straw”?

“Perry presents this film as one mother’s struggles, but only as an example that it is really many mothers’ struggles. It is truly expensive to be poor, and more than that, being poor and at your last straw is often a death sentence mentally, emotionally, and physically.”

Discover why this powerful film resonated with me. Find out what works, what doesn’t, and why Taraji P. Henson’s performance is phenomenal.

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