The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat makes a strong case on the importance of compatibility. Not just within a production, but also regarding the bond between characters.

As teenagers, Odette, Barbara Jean, and Clarice found a natural connection and, soon after hitting it off, they found their place of refuge – the titular diner run by local legend Big Earl (Tony Winters). As they grow up, the friends face hardships regarding racism, romance, health scares that will tear them apart and, at the same time, bring them together.

Based on the New York Times best-seller by Edward Kelsey Moore, The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat is a melodramatic movie. However, it doesn’t feel bogged down by too many arcs or issues. As adults, Origin’s Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan of The Family That Preys, and Uzo Aruba of Orange Is the New Black exhibit good performances but, as a unit, these women elevate each other when sharing a scene. Even if the film is essentially broken down into strung-together vignettes, modelled as memories, the film maintains its consistency and dedication to this special shared timeline.

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