Don Cheadle was robbed of the Oscar

Rating: 10/10 (10 May 2005)

Of all of the performances nominated for best actor in a lead role, Jamie Foxx's is the only one I've yet to see. However, after watching Don Cheadle give the performance of a lifetime/career in 'Hotel Rwanda,' I can say the Oscar voters got it wrong. This movie, which pulls no punches in rightly laying the blame for the Rwandian genocide, was staggering in its emotional impact. It, like 'Schindler's List,' is one of those movies you need to see again despite the fact that it is a emotional roller-coaster. I commend all involved for making it and think it should be mandatory viewing for high school social studies classes.