| Amistad Review |
| by Sridhar Prasad |
| What is freedom? How does one determine who is free? In 1839, those
questions were more difficult to answer then they are now. Yet, the
mistakes of our forefathers must be examined in order to rectify current
situations.
That is, in essence,...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Phil St-Germain |
| Réalisé par Steven Spielberg
Mettant en vedette Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman,
Anthony Hopkins, Nigel Hawthorne, Stellan Skarsgard, David Paymer, Pete
Postlethwaite, Anna Paquin
Produit par Steven Spielberg, Debbie Allen et Colin...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Ted Prigge |
| Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: David H. Frinzoni (based on the book "Black Mutiny" by William
Owens)
Starring: Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Anthony
Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård, Nigel Hawthorne, David Paymer, Pete
Postlethwaite,...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Curtis Edmonds |
| There's a scene, late in Amistad, where lawyer Roger Baldwin (Matthew
McConaughey) is trying to explain the American legal system to his West
African client, Cinque (Djimon Hounsou). Cinque, having never heard of
the appeals process, is enraged when...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by David Wilcock |
| Running Time: 155 minutes (2 hours 35 minutes)
Starring Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey, Antony Hopkins and Djimon
Hounsou
Directed By Steven Spielberg more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Luke Buckmaster |
| When Stephen Spielberg took a break from creating rampaging dinosaurs, hungry
sharks or wacky aliens, he came up with Schindlers List. Now his second
serious film is Amist-ake, which destroys part of his reputation as an
unbridled genius of the...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Tim Voon |
| AMISTAD 1997
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1998 Timothy Voon
2 :-) :-) for the cry of freedom more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Michael Redman |
| Slavery is bad. After hundreds of years, we've finally figured that one out.
This almost universal belief is the both the strength and weakness of director
Steven Spielberg's latest "serious" film. more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Chris Loar |
| Directed by Steven Spielberg
Starring Morgan Freeman (Theodore Joadson), Anthony Hopkins
(John Quincy Adams), Matthew McConaughey (Baldwin), Djimon
Hounsou (Cinque), Nigel Hawthorne (Martin Van Buren), David
Paymer (Secretary Forsyth), Pete Postlethwaite...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Kevin Patterson |
| Amistad
Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)
R, 1997
Directed by Steven Spielberg. Written by David Franzoni.
Starring Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins. more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Marty Mapes |
| On the one hand, most of his films are exceptional pieces of work.
Suspense, intellect, and morality weave through his films, giving them
first-time enjoyment and multiple-viewing substance. more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Michael J. Legeros |
| (Dreamworks)
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by David Franzoni
Cast Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman,
Anthony Hopkins, Nigel Hawthorne, Stellan Skarsgard,
David Paymer, Pete...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| Steven Spielberg is without a doubt the most creatively diverse movie
maker of his generation. He chooses material for children and adults alike
and often makes important social statements while doing so. He released
'Jurassic Park' in 1993 and...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Ben Hoffman |
| Steven Spielberg knows how to tell a story that is at once gripping
and enlightening. Here he turns his attention to the year 1839 when
the Amistad uprising took place on the high seas. A Spanish ship
is taking slaves from a Havana slave market to...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey, Djimon
Hounsou, Nigel Hawthorne, David Paymer, Pete Posthelwaite, Stellan
Skarsgard, Anna Paquin
Rated R: Violence and brutality more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Yen, Homer |
| Throughout the history of Man, our individuality, our evolution, and
our innate ability to define who we are stems from one concept.
Freedom is what allows us to pursue our inalienable rights of life,
liberty and happiness. The struggle to attain that...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| James Berardinelli pointed it out best, Spielberg's Schindler's List is to
Jurassic Park what Amistad is to Lost World. I hope that this is a short
cycle for Spielberg, because the first cycle was a lot stronger than this
second one. Jurassic Park was a...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Mark R Leeper +1 +1 732 957 5619 |
| Capsule: Steven Spielberg's account of the
slave mutiny of 1839 and its legal aftermath is
certainly a good historical film, filled with facts
and historical details. Occasionally it is
actually...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Edward Champion |
| On one hand, Spielberg is capable of handling scenes with a genuine,
uninhibited emotional commitment. On the other, well…he comes across
as a manipulative sap. more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Edward Johnson-ott |
| Amistad (1997)
Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman,
Nigel Hawthorne. Directed by Steven Spielberg. 145 minutes.
Rated R, 2.5 stars (out of 5 stars) more |
| Amistad Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Amistad (1997)
Rating: 3.0 stars (out of 4.0)
********************************
Key to rating system:
2.0 stars Debatable
2.5 stars Some people may like it
3.0 stars I liked it
3.5 stars I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars I felt the movie's...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| As the abolitionists kneel in prayer and song before the jail, the
African slaves imprisoned inside cannot figure out what to make of this
weird group. At first they think these strange people prostrating
before them are sick, but then they decide...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| AMISTAD
(DreamWorks)
Starring: Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan
Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Pete Postlethwaite, Stellan Skarsgaard.
Screenplay: David Franzoni.
Producers: Debbie Allen, Steven Spielberg and Colin...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by James Berardinelli |
| United States, 1997
U.S. Release Date: 12/12/97 (limited); 12/25/97 (wide)
Running Length: 2:37
MPAA Classification: R (Violence, mature themes, nudity)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Amistad (R) ** (out of ****)
The true story of the 1839 revolt on the Spanish slave ship La Amistad
would appear to make strong material for a film, and the brilliant opening
scene of Steven Spielberg's Amistad proves that point. Depicting in
graphic,...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| AMISTAD
By Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
DreamWorks Pictures
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: David Franzoni & Steven Zaillian
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins,
Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, David Paymer,
Pete Postlethwaite,...more |
| Amistad Review |
| by Michael Dare |
| Amistad is a masterpiece that will shake your foundations.
Since he's Jewish, it was easy to understand how Steven Spielberg
could have found the emotional power he displayed in Schindler's List.
But he's definitely not black. Amistad shows that...more |
