Selma is a fine account of the struggle for voting rights for blacks during the '60s

Rating: 9/10 (11 January 2015)

Just saw this with my movie theatre-working friend. We both were enthralled with David Oyelowo's performance of playing the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as both a human being and great speaker. Carmen Ejogo-who I didn't remember seeing playing the same role in Boycott back in 2001-was also fine as his wife Coretta especially when she asked something concerning his supposed affairs. I was also impressed with Tom Wilkinson as a President Lyndon Johnson who seemed reluctant to deal with the voting rights march in Selma as something to deal with head on but seemed on the way to all out support by the end. In summary, Selma was quite a fine historical drama about a very important moment in civil rights history.