CharlesBurnett,oneofAmerica'smosthighlyregardedindependentfilmmakers,wroteanddirectedthisdomesticdramaaboutablackmiddle-classfamilylivinginSouthcentralLosAngeles.However,therearenogangs,noguns,nodrugsbutinsteadalyricalstorythatdrawsonfolkloreandthesupernatural影片追求去戏剧化的叙事风格。现代技术让历史影像获得新生，全彩修复丰富视觉层次，画面技术提升观看体验。技术运用保持低调，整体色彩偏向沉静。整体场面处理注重思想深度。色彩管理十分审慎，声音创作追求质朴风格。　　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)