Saturday, 8 November 2014

Too much the highlight reel

Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

Directed by Justin Chadwick this film based on Nelson Mandela's autobiography stars Idris Elba and Naomie Harris. We follow the life of Nelson Mandela from young boy to President of a free South Africa.

The main problem with this film is that it tries to show a little bit of everything rather than showing any of the key moments in any real depth. There are plenty of parts of Mandela's life that could have been the focus but get short shrift, for example I would have like to have seen a lot more on the decision to go from peaceful protest to violence. Idris Elba is the best thing in this film and gives and impressive performance in the lead role.


3/5

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