Amazing Grace
In 18th-century England, House of Commons member William Wilberforce and his close friend and a future prime minister, William Pitt, begin a lengthy battle to pass a law ending the slave trade.
1 October 1959, Dakar, Senegal
7 September 1966, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
1954, England, UK
19 July 1976, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
21 August 1965, Birmingham, England, UK
15 July 1924, South Africa
1958, Jersey, Channel Islands
19 October 1940, Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
December 15, 2010
Earnest drama about fervent English abolitionist.
August 21, 2008
I'm not sure what was a bigger problem for me, though--that the story jumped around so much, or that the tone did, too.
September 22, 2007
A good -- and important -- story, not always well told.
February 28, 2008
Who'd have thought that the most compelling and thoughtful film to be presented during Black History Month would be a formal British import set in 18th century England with men running around in wigs?
March 23, 2007
So much to admire and so little to amaze.
September 22, 2007
It's neither amazing nor graceful.
March 23, 2007
Grufudd is fine, passionate and single-minded, though overly Romantic, and quietly upstaged by the extraordinary Benedict Cumberbatch.
March 23, 2007
It is to be hoped that Amazing Grace is not the only, or the last, cinematic celebration of 200th anniversary of abolition, for there are more stories to tell, more imaginatively.
July 06, 2010
Amazing Grace proves to be an invaluable history lesson, but a rather boring film.
September 22, 2007
Skilfully written and directed, the film is an involving drama, even if it's overly worthy and sentimental.
September 22, 2007
Apted's unexpected crowd-pleaser is inspirational, but also surprisingly entertaining.
March 12, 2008
There's a lot of good intentions behind Amazing Grace, but the movie's a bore, swirling into the minutia of antiquated British law.
