The voice of an angel is all I could think of when my Zoom opened and Serayah and Tyler Lepley sitting there. The onscreen chemistry between these two is why Ruth & Boaz works. It’s hard to portray the tropes that these two are asked to play. Especially in a movie that has religious undertones.
While I am not a person who is religious, I can appreciate peoples insights. I know that producer Devon Franklin, seems to be motivated by his faith. He produced the movie alongside Tyler Perry. The two made magic with a script that is paced perfectly and a cast that is so talented.
I will stand by the opinion I have – that it’s the casting of Ruth & Boaz, that makes it captivating. Like I said in Devon Franklin’ interview piece, Serayah as Ruth was one of the best pieces of casting that I have seen. Her strength, vulnerability, and the way that she embraces the character with such gusto that you forget that she’s Serayah. She embraces her character. You root for Ruth and want to be her bestie to protect her.
And her voice. The woman has the voice of an angel. She has a strength in her voice that reminds you to
Tyler Lepley as Boaz will make you drool (muscles) but we need to take note that the character of Boaz is written in such a way that you know that you don’t want to settle for a man that is less than the man that Boaz is. He’s strong, fearless, forgiving, and captivating. We all deserve a man that would and will sacrifice everything for us and do not see it as a sacrifice.
You can see the chemistry between these two off the screen also. While interviewing them, they both were each others greatest cheerleaders. And hey, that’s a gift.
They let me fangirl and did not say a word about it. We talked community, love, and of course the music. See the interview below –
