I felt like clapping from beginning to end as i watched this excellent movie. Everything about it was praiseworthy -- screenplay, cinematography, editing, costumes, acting, directing -- all in all an excellent storytelling that befits a story that needs to be told. I highly recommend it. I watched it at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 2006 and i can hardly wait to see it again when it is finally released in theaters sometime in February 2007, and i will definitely buy the DVD for my own personal library.
I would give this movie a 99% rating. There's 1 single item though that spoiled it for me and i don't know whether the version to be released in theaters and DVDs would have this scene. I felt that the final scene where the song "Amazing Grace" was played was anti-climactic. Best to just end the movie with the members of parliament and observers in the gallery clapping for William Wilberforce, best to just end it on a high and positive note.
I would give this movie a 99% rating. There's 1 single item though that spoiled it for me and i don't know whether the version to be released in theaters and DVDs would have this scene. I felt that the final scene where the song "Amazing Grace" was played was anti-climactic. Best to just end the movie with the members of parliament and observers in the gallery clapping for William Wilberforce, best to just end it on a high and positive note.