tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325428964129940319.post4495102468035553364..comments2023-11-02T10:59:51.677-05:00Comments on Just Hit Play: 12 Years a SlaveTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508652939464094175noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325428964129940319.post-2708283307909453822014-05-04T19:52:45.641-05:002014-05-04T19:52:45.641-05:00Yeah, that cast is something else, not a weak perf...Yeah, that cast is something else, not a weak performance in the bunch. Ebert was Ebert for a reason too, that theory is spot-on!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04508652939464094175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325428964129940319.post-10600190112597674082014-05-04T13:50:23.955-05:002014-05-04T13:50:23.955-05:00I agree with everything you say. This is what Roge...I agree with everything you say. This is what Roger Ebert once called a "Gandhi movie" - a film that it's great, maybe even important, but so grim and portentous it's hard to imagine rewatching it. (Though I've watched Gandhi at least three times - it's his term not mine.) That said, it's hard to portray slavery accurately without being grim and portentous, and the cast alone makes it worth a look.Groggy Dundeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990254767008162244noreply@blogger.com