Fresh Rating: 4/5
Rating Scale: Excellent - Very Good - Good - Average - Poor
Players
Actor: Ioan Gruffudd - Very Good
Actor: Albert Finney- Excellent
Supporting Actress: Romola Garai- Very Good
Supporting Actor: - Benedict Cumberbatch - Good
Main Elements: (for Drama)
Humor - Good
Drama - Excellent
Extra Credit
Amazing Grace doesn't shy away from the fact that a Christian was the main proponant of abolition in Great Britan.
Ioan Gruffud plays the part passionately, and it is impossible to not choke up when John Newton utters his famous quote.
Its compelling enough that the audience applauded at the end of the movie (the first time I've ever been in a theater when that has happened!)
Deductions:
Very slow. They try to keep it moving, but the fact is, fighting a battle for 15 years is not a glorious, momentary thing. Action films are not made up of 15 year battles.
Recommendations:
Theater Full Price worthy (If for no other reason than to send a message to Hollywood).
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