Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Amazing Grace (2006)

I really wanted this movie to be better.  However, it was pretty crappy, with bad editing and horrible pacing.  I thought it was about three hours long, but it was about two.  A painful two.

There is some really great acting - Albert Finney has a great scene!  Unfortunately, the main character was weakly played by Ioan Gruffudd.  He was miscast.  Benedict Cumberbatch played Prime Minister Pitt, and he would have been wonderful in the lead. 

This is the story of William Wilberforce, who spent a good portion of his life campaigning to end the slave trade to British plantations in their colonies.  I wanted this to be better because it's a great story. 

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