brilliant biography

Rating: Null/10 (1 August 2000)

Spike Lee's Malcolm X has to rank as one of the great film biographies ever made. Lee, a very talented director, makes probably his best film. He profiles the life of Malcolm X, one of the most important figures of the 20th century. Denzel Washington, an amazingly talented actor, gives a great performance in the title role. He doesn't just play X, he becomes X. It's scary how much he looks and sounds like the real Malcolm X.
This is one of the best films of the 90's and a peak for both Lee and Washington. How those two and the film avoided Oscar recognition is a big mystery. They certainly deserved Oscars for their work here.