Source: Courtesy / Warner Bros. Pictures SPOILER NOTICE: The following movie review does not contain direct spoilers for the film The Color Purple, however general information in regards to the plot, characters, key climax points and previous titles directly related to events in the film will be heavily discussed. Please read at your own discretion, or after seeing the film in theaters. Cooking up a proper remake or reboot to a classic, culturally-beloved film is not an easy feat audiences loved the 1999 iteration of The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser; not so much can be said about the 2017 version starring Tom Cruise. That's why it came as a mixture of excitement, anticipation and admittedly a bit of trepidation as well when it was announced that The Color Purple, Steven Spielberg's 1985 Oscar-nominated masterpiece starring Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey in her film debut, would be getting a 2023 reboot based on the successful musical adaptation that ran on