Graphic and heartbreaking

Rating: 8/10 (19 April 2014)

I thought this was going to be a movie about how bad slavery is. And I had that yes, slavery is bad let move along mentality. However this film turned out to be more than that. Mainly because of the graphic and heartbreaking realism. And the acting of the tortured souls that had to go through a horrendous time. I have seen movies about slavery, but not as graphic as this one. However it must have been at least that brutal during those times for slaves. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Solomon a freeman that gets kidnapped and is forced into slavery. Chiwetel Ejiofor is just the right actor to play the naive and yet believable character in this film that is based on a true story. All the other actors put on a believable performance even the ones that played despicable characters. Minus Brad Pitt that is hardly even in the movie and puts on some acting chops of his that is really starting to get old. Anyways it seems he signed up for this role in order to play the hero once again. Which is understandable, but it is far from being stand out role for him. Now I am not one of those that gives a good review for a movie just because of the content, but this movie really does gripped me with it's harsh realism. This is a historical film that actually deserves the film awards.
8.3/10