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Malcolm X
1992
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Positive Reviews
27
Negative reviews
3
Average Rating
4.0
/5
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4.5
Yet the middlebrow epic form hasnt flattened out Lees personality. (
EW
5.0
Walking into Malcolm X, I expected an angrier film than Spike Lee has made.
Rogerebert
5.0
Denzel Washington turns in a stunning, dignified performance without ever seeming like hes acting.
Common Sense Media
4.5
It plays surprisingly safe as a solidly crafted trawl through the didactic/hagiographic conventions of the mainstream biopic.
Time Out
3.1
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
4.5
Lee delivers a surprisingly more accessible Malcolm than most remember.
4.0
Lee has chosen a big subject and, with his quirky talent, has done it superb justice.
3.0
Though at times it borders on the hagiographic, Malcolm X is remarkably faithful to the essence of the man his anger, his sly wit, his perpetual growt ..
5.0
The point of Lees engrossing, scathing epic ... is that as long as racism lives, the spirit of Malcolm will must live.
E Film Critic
3.0
Lees film suffers from message over substance and is slightly tedious as a result.
4.5
The other performances convincingly mirror the mans charisma and its positive and negative results.
Spirituality And Practice
5.0
Lees biography of the slain civil rights leader treats Malcolm, not as a political rallying point, but as a fully rounded individual whose life defies ..
Tv Guide
4.5
And thats why Malcolm X is one of the greatest of all American epics.
Combust Ible Celluloid
1.5
But if youre too lazy to read the book, you probably should see this.
Chicago Reader
4.4
Malcolm X, Im happy to say, is educational, but, like good food, is not hard to swallow.
Lariat
4.5
Spike Lee is full of surprises, and certainly Malcolm X is his most surprising film yet.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.0
The film does say a lot about Malcolm, both positive and negative, but not nearly as much as one would expect for a film almost twice the length of mo ..
Internet Reviews
3.8
But in Washingtons multi shaded and subtle performance, Malcolms intellectual capacity, sharp mind, brilliant language, and humanity come to life.
Emanuellevy
1.5
Lee sketches Malcolms life colorfully, if by the numbers. But he falls victim to the danger of movie biography: he elevates Malcolms importance until ..
Time
5.0
Spike Lee called 1992s Malcolm X the picture I was born to make, and star Denzel Washington referred to the titular civil rights leader as the role of ..
Groucho Reviews
5.0
Given the keys to the Hollywood kingdom with Malcolm X, Lee both met its tony standards and set it on fire.
Larsen On Film
5.0
Malcolm X isnt pro Black or anti White: it has the intelligence to see the nuances in everyone.
Montreal Film Journal
4.5
Lee and company have performed a powerful service: they have brought Malcolm X very much to life again, both as man and myth.
News Week
4.5
Visually and dramatically, Lee pulls out all the stops, but its Washingtons performance that really energizes the film, and hes an exhilarating presen ..
Film4
4.5
If this isnt the bottom line of all screen biography, nothing is.
Ap News
3.0
That said, being not boring isnt quite as much as one might have hoped for.
Archive Spectator
4.4
In the leading man category, Denzel Washington in Malcolm X managed to deliver the best performance of the decade.
4.0
This is undoubtedly the way Spike Lee should have done it; nothing flashy. He lets the main characters life speak for itself.
Movie Metropolis
3.5
a thoughtful and insightful rendering that promises to educate generations about the real Malcolm X
Old School Reviews
4.5
Stallworth is in real danger, and not because hes an undercover cop, but because hes black.
Boulder Weekly
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