Great Movie

Rating: 8/10 (20 August 2005)

Amistad was a thought-provoking, intellectual film. Anthony Hopkins was at his finest with his fantastic speech, and Djimon Honsou was breathtaking...but I was rather disappointed with Matthew McConaughey's performance...I was under the impression that he fell rather flat and another, perhaps more dynamic actor would have better suited the hefty role he had to play.
My other problem was the fact that I felt Morgan Freeman was utterly wasted in this movie, with little screen time and fewer lines. True, his character didn't have much of a place to speak, him being a freed slave in Racist 19th Century America, so it is partially justified, but his overall impact as a character, which is usually so profound in his movies, simply wasn't there.
Overall though, I found the movie to be excellent. Steven Spielberg can add another notch on his 'Outstanding Movie' belt...