- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release Date: Dec 11, 2009
- Starring: Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman
- Summary:
- Director: Clint Eastwood
- Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History, Sport
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 27 out of 34
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Mixed: 7 out of 34
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Negative: 0 out of 34
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100It’s an exciting sports movie, an inspiring tale of prejudice overcome and, above all, a fascinating study of political leadership.
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80Damon, beefed up for the occasion, makes Pienaar a stalwart yet courtly figure. Freeman infuses Mandela's speeches with the same gentleness and gravity he's brought to his numerous God roles and the Visa Olympics commercials. But the real deity here is Eastwood, still chugging away handsomely in his 80th year.
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80Instead of a thriller, war movie or western, the director has turned out a stirring drama about South African leader Nelson Mandela, blending entertainment, social message and history lesson.
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60A temperate, evenhanded perhaps overly timid film about an intemperate time in South Africa.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 37 out of 59
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Mixed: 11 out of 59
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Negative: 11 out of 59
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RossW10Excellent movie. Well done!
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NikkoC.1
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