Too long to be called a good movie

Rating: 6/10 (2 January 2007)

Overall, the movie is OK. And I am sure that people who appreciate the overruling and charisma Malcolm X possess would rate it higher. It definitely involves spectators into the life and mind of Malcolm IF it does not manage to kill you within the first hour. Which almost happened to me. Also, it gets repetitive towards the end, trying (to my mind) to state too obvious things to the audience. Which is OK when politicians address the masses convincing that the they have the only worthy cause at hand, however this is not proper for a movie. As it creates atmosphere too predictable for proper intrigue - however this is not completely wrong for a fact-based movie, as most of us know the final result anyway.