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Jan 27, 2024Annieoywong rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was a sad movie about the 12 years life of a free Africa-America man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. It was well-acted but with many heartbreaking and torture scenes.
Jul 07, 2023flranson rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Compelling. Very difficult to watch. Humanities' capacity for cruelty to Humanity is just astounding.
Aug 15, 2022Nat327 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A Very heartbreaking beautiful and tragic look into slavery. It was a very importnt movie with many heartbreaking scenes, many intense ones as well, as it looked into the abuse and treatment of human beings as slaves. It is an important…
Feb 12, 2022twocollege2 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
True story based on a novel. Great performances, sad circumstances...
Nov 15, 2021nuke_man1 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely fantastic film!... However, it's rather traumatic to watch (excessive brutality!) and has a very authentic look to it... The writing, acting and direction is, off the charts good/great!... Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong'o…
Apr 07, 2021stevania_k rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Good movie but brutal. Couldn’t think of how human could be so inhuman.
Mar 30, 2021SF_READER rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
86th Academy Awards (2014) Winners: Best Picture Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o Best Adapted Screenplay Nominations: Best Director Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor Best Supporting Actor: Michael Fassbender Best Production Design…
Mar 28, 2021Mooseum rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
There is a lot of violence in the movies of Steve McQueen that I've watched. This is not to minimalize the violence against Black people during the time of slavery, or any other time. This movie demonstrates the huge amount of hatred some…
Mar 28, 2020MichelleinBallard rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
"John Ridley's and Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave is a compelling film but it is not a courageous or honest film—not if truth matters. Ridley and McQueen shrink from portraying Solomon Northrup's experience and attitude toward slavery in…
Nov 11, 2019
Too brutal, couldn’t watch it.
Sep 22, 2019WATCHER_LISTENER_READER rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Watch Fassbender's and Pitt's acting capabilities in this film. Could not be better.
Feb 28, 2019MrsNikki rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
heart breaking but based on true events.. its wonderful Solomon story was shared..
Dec 29, 2018Elvisman51 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Boring. Really boring. This is not a great film.
Jun 13, 2018kpelish rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Brutal but fact-based story of a free man, kidnapped and sold into slavery, who uses his wits to survive a very bad situation. Excellent portrayal, too, of the miseries of the white plantation class, including a well-meaning but…
Apr 03, 2018Nooksack20 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Had this movie not been made during the Obama Era, it would have been merely an "eh" at the box office. Did not deserve all of the accolades.
Mar 05, 2018Crpalace68 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A brutal movie and its depiction of slavery. But good.
Dec 28, 2017Green_Dog_247 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
BORING. I can't believe this got good reviews.
Dec 28, 2017blue_rabbit_1703 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Well acted but rather boring.
Nov 19, 2017skinnyminnybean rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Devastated. It's a good thing I didn't see this at the movie house, I would have had to walk out from sobbing beyond any movie I've ever seen. If this doesn't move you to compassion for your fellow human beings, goddamn it, then nothing…
Oct 28, 2017
I have tried t watch this movie twice. It is too heartbreaking for me. Human beings should not be treated the way slaves were treated. There should be NO slaves, ever!
Sep 12, 2017ADragonInTheLibrary rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The movie is well-acted, and conveys the brutality of plantation life, while showing the human qualities of the people Solomon Northrup knew. If you are alive today, this movie will best convey the conditions and attitudes of Antebellum…
Jul 18, 2017JCLBrentW rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Highly recommended. Devastating and eloquent. I saw this twice in the theater.
Jun 20, 2017meggynbun rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The subject matter is an important, yet shameful part of American history, so I wanted to like this movie. But I found it long and dull. I ended up fast forwarding through the last quarter of the movie.
Mar 26, 2017Miller1114 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is an incredibly difficult movie to watch. We cannot discuss American history or worry about 'Making America Great Again' if slavery is part of American history. This movie proves that America was never great for many in this country.
Dec 22, 2016marypaz13 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
So, I liked the movie. It was moving, it was a well produced, but that's all I got from it: a movie about slavery, not much "deeper meaning". To me, the movie seemed sugarcoated to the reality of slavery. I won't say it's a must see,…