Nappily Ever After is the Netflix distributed drama/romance/comedy starting Sanaa Lathan as Violet Jones, an ad executive with an obsession with perfection. When her long term boyfriend doesn’t follow through with her expectations combined with a hair mishap, her life starts to unravel.
There was strong character development among the entire cast which helped to push the story along enjoyably. Sanaa’s acting in particular was relatable and at times quite powerful. I thought that she did a great job leading this all too familiar story of how mainstream expectations of beauty effect black women. I liked the underlying messages about loving yourself, not needing a man to be happy, and embracing your natural hair, no matter what others think or say about it..
I thought that the plot was interesting but a bit extreme when it came to the reactions that Violet had to her hair changes. It was also lacking in the wrap up. The end was abrupt and I would have liked some extra time provided for some additional content to properly close out this movie.
Overall I thought that it was cute, and worth seeing once, but not something that I would seek out again.
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