Could This Be a Worse Movie?

Rating: 1/10 (20 September 2015)

I put off watching this movie when it came out because of the hype. Now it's calmed down a bit I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I wasn't expecting the film to be incredibly boring. I struggled to keep any interest whatsoever in any of the very turgid story telling. I remember watching Roots many years ago and being captivated by the emotional drama. This film was so childishly written and presented that any emotional impact was entirely lost. It had a Little-House-On-The-Prairie simplicity that grated in every scene. I half expected Pa to appear, playing his fiddle along with the main character. Pa's emotional depth would have fitted right in with this dreadful movie. Chiwetelu Ejiofor seemed as bemused by this film as I was. He was wooden, but then he had very little to get stuck into with Northup. He had no emotional connection with any other character in the film and I really couldn't care less whether he lived or died. I wasted hours watching this that I can't get back. I'm only glad I didn't pay for it.