A Masterpiece that Should be Ssen by Everyone of a Mature Age,

Rating: 9/10 (11 October 2014)

12 Years a Slave is an outstanding movie with an extremely well developed and beautifully written storyline and a fantastic cast.It is very dramatic and intense but it makes you aware of the cruelty that people had to go through in the 1800's just because they had a different skin colour,which is just awful and this movie shows what terrible torture these poor souls had to put up with from these racist people that sadly had a lot of power and wealth.The performances are without a doubt the highlight,Chiwetel Ejiofor was unbelievable in the lead role,he had to go through an awful lot playing this character but he stuck with it all the way through,and of course the Oscar winning performance of Lupita Nyong'o is brilliant,her characters scenes were the hardest to watch and she certainly deserved the award,and also Michael Fassbender is great,this was my first time seeing him play a character that wasn't any bit likable,we feel no sentimentality for him from the minute he enters the film to the minute he leaves,which is what made it such an incredible performance.Not for the faint of heart or anyone under the age of at least sixteen,but other than that 12 Years a Slave is really a work of art that I would recommend to all moviegoers.
Follows the twelve years of slavery Solomon Northup was put through after being abducted by white men.
Best Performance: Chiwetel Ejiofor Worst Performance: Scoot McNairy