Cast: Serayah, Tyler Lepley, Phylicia Rashad, Babyface, Gregory Alan Williams, Jermaine Dupri,

Directed By: Alanna Brown

Produced By: Tyler Perry

release Year: 2025

Studio/Streamer: Netflix

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What is it?: A loose adaptation and modernization of the biblical story. A young singer, Ruth, breaks away from her controlling and emotionally abusive partner and finds herself rehabilitating her soul at a vineyard run by Boaz. Will tragedy continue to follow Ruth and Boaz?

What Works: this was nearly a toss up for me. it isn’t the most remarkable film, but Alanna Brown is a far more competent director of Tyler Perry type material than the current version of Perry has been. This is a rather safe, faith based romance, and she managed to get some decent performances out of her cast. Obviously, I expect it from Rashad, but the others I’m not familiar with, or they are just music artists by trade. Serayah is a fantastic singer, and getting to hear her sing throughout the film was also a big plus.

I did look up the Bible story, as I’m not as well versed outside the main talking points and big events. I didn’t remember this story, and they’ve taken some liberties in updating, which might bother some Christians, but ultimately just make the story work in a current environment. the heart of the tale seems to be there.

I’m not saying this was great cinema, but it wasn’t a bad one time watch, and it ended up being better than two other Perry films this year, Duplicity and Madea’s Destination Wedding.

The Audio Description: While I didn’t log the company, in general, Tyler Perry movies have freakishly good audio description. the lone exception was Madea’s Desstination Wedding, which the AD is better than the film, but not really up to the average of his other films. I’ve been really impressed before, even with the tracks for his shows. He gets far better description than he deserves sometimes. This is no exception. While it doesn’t have standout moments, like a few scenes I still remember from mea Culpa, it does feel like a well rounded experience.

Why You Might Like it: I haven’t seen a ton of faith based cinema this year, primarily because Angel Studios seems to have a hard time getting their tracks to follow their titles to home video releases, so if you want something new and biblical, this isn’t a terrible option.

Why You Might Not Like it: While I’m leaning fresh on this, because there are only two options, it is a soft fresh. I think it might be worth the one time watch, but I don’t feel like banging down doors for this film either. I acknowledge it won’t be for everyone, but I’d also love it if you could see what our future could be if Tyler Perry stopped directing, and just produced. If he could find more Alanna Brown’s in the world, Typer Perry studios might become more like a Blumhouse. Jason Blum doesn’t direct all of his films either, and they’re better for it.

Final Thoughts: A slightly above average streaming title whose biggest accomplishment is discovering Alanna Brown, a far more competent director than the producer of this film. Brown could be the future of Tyler Perry Studios if Perry can get out of his own way.

fresh: Final Grade: 6.4/10