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