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Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2014)

Malcolm X
The only rights African Americans had in the 1960s was to witness their leaders being shot.
This biography focuses on one of those assassinated activists.
From his hoodlum days in Boston to his later incarceration and conversion to Islam, Malcolm X's (Denzel Washington) life has always involved racial inequality.
Over time, Malcolm's anti-white philosophy not only attracts the attention of disenfranchised blacks, but also the CIA and the ire of his own faith.
Eventually, Malcolm's hard-line approach softens but his willingness to work with other civil rights leaders for a common goal is cut-short.
An epic portrayal of America's most complex black leaders, director Spike Lee does a masterful job of capturing the social climate of the 60s, while Denzel dazzles in one of his most convincing roles to date.
And while the 60's laid waste to most civil rights leaders, thankfully, we still have half of Al Sharpton left. Green Light
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