Simply Brilliant

Rating: 9/10 (16 February 2014)

Now this films receiving a lot of hype and credit. do not get me wrong it deserves it. Is it the best film of all time?, like some critics are claiming it to be, in my opinion no. It is what you would expect from a Steve McQueen film, who I believe is the best director to come out of the UK in recent years, its powerful and gritty and hard to watch and of course Michael Fassbender stars in it. At one point my girlfriend asked me to it off, I refused.
12 years a slave tells the story of Solomon Northup a free black man living in the north of America who gets kidnapped and forced into slavery in the south for as you can guess 12 years. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays the lead character Solomon his performance could not of been bettered in anyway. when he says one thing on screen you know he is saying something else just by his eyes. very much a multi layered performance.
I must also mention two other performances, Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o is breathtaking she deserves every award she receives and I this is just the start of a long career. It wont be the last time you see Nyong'o nominated for an Academy Award.
Michael Fassbender. wherever a Steve McQueen masterpiece is found Fassbenders not far behind. The director/actor partnership combines yet again. Fassbenders horribly brilliant. He plays a vile slave owner but he plays it great.
Although I think this film is good, its very good. Three fantastic performances by a fantastic director producing a very good movie. is it better then Dallas Buyers club for the Oscar in my view no, will it win it? Probably
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