Boring

Rating: 1/10 (12 March 2014)

The only reason why I watched this film is because David Oyelowo is in it. He is only in the opening scene as a token soldier dumping information about the mistreatment of African-American in the army. I didn't believe his character or his place in the film. Someone obviously likes him and wanted to give him the opportunity to work with Steven Spielberg and get a Hollywood credit.
The film itself is dull. It's just a collection of speeches and anecdotes which reminded me of 'Dunkirk' with Bernard Lee and John Mills. That film is also a collection of speeches and reflections on war rather than people living their lives in real time during the war. The process of passing a bill in congress was just as dull as the congress sequences in 'Amistad'.