Magnificent, powerful

Rating: Null/10 (26 October 2013)

Yes, various things have been said about 12 Years A Slave already, too many things that I probably don't need to say. This is a really brilliant film in pretty much all respects. It's straight-forward and to the point in a way so that mainstream audiences aren't alienated, but the directing, writing, and acting are all spectacular. Much praise has been given to Ejiofor, Fassbender, and Nyong'o, and all deserve it. But I haven't heard much about Sarah Paulson, who I thought was despicable and so, so cold in all the right ways that her character needed to be Just like Nyong'o, she should be up in contention for an Oscar nomination. This is recommended strongly