Movie #907 "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" was a move way too long. I started getting bored with it about an hour in and discovered I had another hour + to watch. The positive I can say about this film is that it shows the man, warts and all. As a result, it isn't all that inspiring ---- lots of the same things happen to him throughout his life, and his reactions are basically the same. The pay off as far as plot should be the long stay he has as a prisoner, a story much better told in the wonderful film "Color of Freedom" with Dennis Haysbert as Mandela, and Joe Fiennes as his jailer for 20 years. I can still remember that film and highly recommend it. This one glosses over his stay and puts a spotlight on what Winnie went through while he was in jail. I might add that when the actress who plays Winnie is in the film, she steals the spotlight --- she has such warm, caring eyes and a beautiful warm smile, even when she becomes angry and leaves him. Overall, his long walk to freedom was a tad too long for this viewer. And when it was done, I didn't feel I knew more about his story than any of the other films that preceded it (and I fell I have seen them all).
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom2013PG-13139 minutes
I give this 3 stars out of 5
Golden Globe-winner Idris Elba stars as Nelson Mandela in this in-depth biopic that portrays the groundbreaking South African leader from his rural childhood through his long imprisonment to his election as the country's first black president.
- Cast:
- Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa, Jamie Bartlett, Lindiwe Matshikiza, Deon Lotz, Terry Pheto
- Genre:
- Biographies, Political Dramas, 20th Century Period Pieces, Drama
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