The Making of Amistad

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  • 1998


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Average Rating 3.5/5
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3.8
But in praising it, I touch on the films great weakness: It is too much about the law and not enough about the victims.Ever since Spielberg began Amis .. Rogerebert
4.0
Adams explains that in court the one with the best story wins; indeed, we hear many stories in the course of this gritty drama as each character tries .. Common Sense Media
1.5
In short, a wordy courtroom drama which seldom progresses beyond ciphers, stereotypes and salutary slogans. Time Out
3.0
Amistad is a disappointment if the standard for judging Steven Spielbergs new film is the state of mute, stumbling devastation that Schindlers List in ..
2.0
Dry and dawdling, haphazardly structured, and grindingly obvious. E Film Critic
3.0
Scenes go on and on in endless, witless dialogue, ever accompanied by John Williams hideously gushing music. San Francisco Chronicle
2.5
The result is earnest and worthy but far less imaginative than Schindlers List. San Francisco Chronicle
5.0
Amistad presents a mesmerizing portrait of human dignity under fire and salutes the spiritual firepower of justice. Spirituality And Practice
4.4
Watching Schindlers List was a powerful, almost spiritual, experience.Spielberg pulled us into the narrative, absorbed us in the drama, then finally l .. ReelViews
3.8
Why couldnt Spielberg have surprised us again and given us something truly spectacular Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
Amistad is the telling of an interesting event in American history, but doesnt draw its audience in to the heart of the story.
3.0
This is easily the best product this fledgling company has made thus far. Lariat
2.5
This is gripping material, hardly needing cinematic gimmicks to boost its power. Cs Monitor
5.0
Amistad succeds in delivering a powerful message while never being dull. Glenn Slavin Film Journal International ..
3.1
Strip it of its historical trappings, and Amistad is really just another courtroom drama a particularly manipulative one to boot. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.0
The Jewish Steven Spielberg has now made two stirring films on Black History and one on Jewish History. If he can manage to reconcile tensions between .. Internet Reviews
2.5
Amistad is a maddening film because it comes so close to greatness. Internet Reviews
4.4
Amistad is an earnest examination of one races fight for their rights and their freedom. Internet Reviews
4.5
This is as stark and unsentimental in other words, the most unSpielbergian a film as Ive seen in a long time.
3.8
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3.1
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the .. Q Network
3.5
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5.0
For the most part, this is an impressive work, a gloriously looking intimate epic that is multi faceted in its themes.
3.0
Ironically, the end result is distinctly underwhelming, despite the challenging fusion of both experienced and fresh talent involved. Bbc
2.5
A true Amistad movie should be an inspiring, highly emotional and moving tale about the courage and will of the Africans themselves not the mildly aff .. Mr Brown Movies
3.8
Spielberg is a enormously skilled filmmaker with an eye for emotional purity and assertive visuals. Spliced Wire
3.1
Amistad would have been a better film from someone less thoughtful and more emotional, and Spielberg should stick to operating carnival rides. Movie Habit
3.5
Despite its occasional imperfections...Amistad must be regarded as a monumentally impressive achievement and further proof of Spielbergs ongoing matur .. Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
Spielberg nearly capsizes the story with his customary emotional overkil...Still, the story of Cinque...and the rest of the Africans trying to get hom .. E Online
3.0
What the film lacks most of all is a central character as charismatic and as multi layered as Oskar Schindler. Games Radar
3.0
Spielberg is the master of telling a visual story, and here he is in top form. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
5.0
It is not action packed, but packed with emotion and good performances. Film Quips Online
3.0
As with Schindlers List, Spielberg allows his subjects to be remote and somewhat unknowable human beings, creating an air of documentary like authenti .. Decent Films
3.0
Amistad is a wonderful film.Steven Spielberg again shows his uncanny ability to make a serious film very entertaining. Film Blather
5.0
McDermott: Bills QB competition remains wide open A.J. McCarron took first team reps Wednesday and Thursday, but that was by design and Sean McDermott .. Rochester Goes Out
3.0
The film cannot quite disguise the talents of the filmmakers who have created it, but it always smacks distinctly of retelling a story rather than act .. Nicks Flick Picks
2.0
Hes brilliant.But neither Hounsou nor Hopkins are given the chance to carry the film the way Liam Neeson carried Schindlers List. Looking Closer
3.1
Spielberg seems to be dividing his filmmaking output into two distinct halves: in the summer months cranking out no brainer dinosaur flicks...in the w .. Globe and Mail
1.5
His matinee looks rendered weasly by rimless spectacles and chin whiskers, McConaughey becomes an engaging study in good natured self interest; its hi .. Boston Phoenix
3.8
Although not the grandiose epic it strives to be, Amistad is still a good film, with solid, but not superb, acting, and competent, but not transcenden .. Cine Matter
3.8
Steven Spielbergs engaging, heartfelt and well made drama delves into a critical incident in the history of slavery in America.
4.5
Nagel himself doesnt provide much evidence for it, beyond editorial cueing, his tiptoe might have and perhaps constructions, and scrappy quotations tr .. Ny Books
4.5
While the Africans are tremendously sympathetic, the film maintains a distance from them, granting emotional access instead to the well intentioned wh ..



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