One of Spielberg's well-received films that's not as popular.

Rating: 10/10 (28 October 2007)

Once again, Steven Spielberg has crafted his magic on giving the world another historical/epic masterpiece. It is a chronicle on how the African-American slaves of a Spanish trading ship fought for their freedom and had their fate be determined in court.
Djimou Hounsou is beyond excellent in one of his first big roles and has always stolen the show as he does here. The supporting cast also includes Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey and Anthony Hopkins as well as several actors that I have seen in various films, but don't necessarily know their names by heart.
ANyway, the performances are all good, the scenery/costumes/etc. are reminiscent of the time period and the accuracy is good as well where it's interesting enough to be entertaining, but not too "Hollywood-ish."
And while it's rated R, I would still recommend that parents and school districts show this in history classes when the kids are at a mature level so they can learn their past more visually and make the class more fun as well. Hey, they show "Glory" at school, why not "Amistad" ?