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It's far from comfortable viewing, but 12 Years a Slave's unflinchingly brutal look at American slavery is also brilliant -- and quite possibly essential -- cinema.
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It speaks to the courage and resilience of one man, the savagery of many, and the potential, for both good and for ill, in us all. January 13, 2015 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
It speaks to the courage and resilience of one man, the savagery of many, and the potential, for both good and for ill, in us all.
Steven Rea
McQueen depicts the horrific experiences of Solomon Northup, the free man kidnapped and sold into slavery, in utterly unflinching fashion. The film's strength lies in its frankness and avoidance of either sentimentality or Quentin Tarantino-style irony. January 13, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
McQueen depicts the horrific experiences of Solomon Northup, the free man kidnapped and sold into slavery, in utterly unflinching fashion. The film's strength lies in its frankness and avoidance of either sentimentality or Quentin Tarantino-style irony.
Geoffrey Macnab
In its own saintly manner, it's as exploitative as anything critics accused Django Unchained of being, minus Tarantino's eye for idiosyncrasy and sense of humor. January 13, 2015 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
In its own saintly manner, it's as exploitative as anything critics accused Django Unchained of being, minus Tarantino's eye for idiosyncrasy and sense of humor.
Scott Marks
The film tells an irresistibly powerful story, in a way that does not shirk the horror. It is unbearable to watch at times, but that is as it should be. January 13, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The film tells an irresistibly powerful story, in a way that does not shirk the horror. It is unbearable to watch at times, but that is as it should be.
Paul Byrnes
A film that, despite its surface simplicity, proves to be riven with contradictions to the point of incoherence. January 13, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
A film that, despite its surface simplicity, proves to be riven with contradictions to the point of incoherence.
Jake Wilson
Ejiofor projects extraordinary integrity, even nobility - and he holds the camera magnificently. It's a deeply inward, deeply felt performance, surely a cert for one of the many Oscars this film must win. January 10, 2014 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Ejiofor projects extraordinary integrity, even nobility - and he holds the camera magnificently. It's a deeply inward, deeply felt performance, surely a cert for one of the many Oscars this film must win.
David Sexton
It may have taken its time to daunder down under, garnering plenty of awards buzz behind it, but late January finally saw Steve McQueen's impeccably crafted slavery epic hit our shores, and boy was the eventual Best Picture Oscar-winner worth the wait. August 26, 2020 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
It may have taken its time to daunder down under, garnering plenty of awards buzz behind it, but late January finally saw Steve McQueen's impeccably crafted slavery epic hit our shores, and boy was the eventual Best Picture Oscar-winner worth the wait.
Stephen A. Russell
An incredible story of a man who clung to the hope of returning to his family, and used it to push away the horrible world he was forced into. July 23, 2020 | Rating: A | Full Review…
An incredible story of a man who clung to the hope of returning to his family, and used it to push away the horrible world he was forced into.
Allen Almachar
I only have one word to describe 12 Years a Slave - masterpiece. July 15, 2020 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
I only have one word to describe 12 Years a Slave - masterpiece.
Kelechi Ehenulo
The dramatic power of this film is an explicitly graphic and emotional material, in addition to working as an allegory towards racism and slavery, a cinema that is not afraid to express the shameful past of a nation. [Full review in Spanish] June 25, 2020 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
The dramatic power of this film is an explicitly graphic and emotional material, in addition to working as an allegory towards racism and slavery, a cinema that is not afraid to express the shameful past of a nation. [Full review in Spanish]
Yasser Medina
As McQueen's observant camera reminds us, we are all, in some insidious way, kin under the skin. June 19, 2020 | Full Review…
As McQueen's observant camera reminds us, we are all, in some insidious way, kin under the skin.
David Lamble
Overall, 12 Years a Slave is a brave piece of filmmaking and one to last through the ages in terms of acting and storytelling. November 26, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Overall, 12 Years a Slave is a brave piece of filmmaking and one to last through the ages in terms of acting and storytelling.
Katie Smith-Wong
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