Superb, moving, uplifting film

Rating: 9/10 (26 February 2015)

I have just returned home from the Cinema. It is quite some time since I have watched a movie which had such an emotional impact. I was aware of Martin Luther King as being an iconic figure of the sixties, alongside Kennedy and Malcolm X. However, this film offers a wonderful insight into the man, his motives and his aims. His methods were much more sophisticated than I would have imagined. His humanity, his incredibly moving speeches, his flaws and his charisma are portrayed brilliantly in this movie. The lead actor thoroughly deserved an Oscar. The entire cast of the movie were strong in their portrayal of the other roles. If you watch this film and are left unmoved by the courage, solidarity, and real emotion portrayed by the central characters, then you must have a heart of stone.