Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Lawbolisted Powerful

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Loki Laufeyson The story of William Wilberforce is a powerful one, and they couldn't have shown that better than in this film. William is a brave and loving man in the Georgian times, battling against the torturous ways of slavery. He is faced with many problems, and when he succeeds at final, God the Father takes his soul up to heaven the very next day, as the history books tell us. he is an example to us all, no matter how small we are, no matter how impossible our cause seems, no matter if there is but little hope; we can succeed. This film has changed my life, and I am ever indebted to it. He himself feels lost sometimes, for years even a failure. But he steps back on his horse as his beloved wife encourages him to fight again. And so he takes up all his friends once more, into the battle over slavery. His victory, in the end, has changed the way of the world today, and we are ever obliged to him. This is a must watch, and an amazing, moving, touching, spectacular, picture.

ma-cortes The idealist William Wilberforce (finely played by Ioan Grufudd) along with Rhomas Clarkson (Rufus Sewell) and a group of anti-slave trade maneuver his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic trade that would lead to a great victory . Wilberforce helped by his lifelong friend and future P. M . William Pitt (Benedict Cumberbatch) will fight to get their purports for social justice . Wilberforce encounters the inspiration in newfound love interest (Romola Garai) to rejuvenate the battle with new ideas . After many attempts to bring legislation forward over twenty years, he is eventually gets a bill being passed through Parliament in 1807, in which abolishes the slavery the British empire forever.This is a bicentennial tribute to William Wilberforce and his parliamentary bill abolishing the slave trade . Thought-provoking and moving film dealing with interesting issues , including fidelity to historical accuracy and detailed moral battles . Ioan Gruffudd is good as obstinate , romantic parliamentary member who battles relentlessly injustices ; he does a dignified portrayal about a great man . The prestigious cast shows their awareness of the contemporary impact about the brooding themes and are allowed to step out of period detail . Special mention to Benedict Cumberbatch as his lifelong friend Prime Minister William Pitt and N' Dour realizing an enjoyable portrait of an ex-slave . All of them are quietly upstaged by Albert Finney as a repent , remorse ex-slaver . The motion picture was marvelously directed by Michael Apted , he's director, producer of several successes such as ¨The word is not enough¨, ¨Gorillas in the mist¨ , ¨Class action¨, ¨Nell¨, ¨Enigma¨ , ¨Chronicles of Narnia II : The voyage of Dawn Treader¨ among others . Rating : Above average and worthwhile seeing , the whole family will enjoy this film .It's a very likable biography and enormously appealing for students and scholars . Overall this is a really nice movie . If you are familiar with the history then you will like this splendid film .This is a biopic well based on historical events , adding more details over the largely described in the movie are the following : William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833) was a British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire (1784–1812). In 1785, he underwent a conversion experience and became an evangelical Christian, resulting in major changes to his lifestyle and a lifelong concern for reform. In 1787, he came into contact with Thomas Clarkson and a group of anti-slave-trade activists, including Granville Sharp, Hannah More and Charles Middleton. They persuaded Wilberforce to take on the cause of abolition, and he soon became one of the leading English abolitionists. He headed the parliamentary campaign against the British slave trade for twenty-six years until the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807. Wilberforce was convinced of the importance of religion, morality and education. He championed causes and campaigns such as the Society for Suppression of Vice, British missionary work in India, the creation of a free colony in Sierra Leone, the foundation of the Church Mission Society, and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. His underlying conservatism led him to support politically and socially repressive legislation, and resulted in criticism that he was ignoring injustices at home while campaigning for the enslaved abroad.In later years, Wilberforce supported the campaign for the complete abolition of slavery, and continued his involvement after 1826, when he resigned from Parliament because of his failing health. That campaign led to the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which abolished slavery in most of the British Empire; Wilberforce died just three days after hearing that the passage of the Act through Parliament was assured. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, close to his friend William Pitt.

Jeffrey French Amazing Grace is the story of British abolitionist William Wilberforce and his struggle to end slavery in Great Brittan. The film follows him through his struggles and joys as he fights what appears a first to be a losing battle, but in the end, wins.The Good: The overall message of the film is about fighting for something bigger and more important than ourselves. At the beginning of the film, Wilberforce is striving to be a politician, but his friends are all trying to get him to take on the issue of slavery. After becoming a Christian, Wilberforce does tackle the issue, and continues to fight for the abolition of slavery year after year, through defeat after defeat. The film is an excellent example of persevering through seeming overwhelming odds to, in the end, achieve a noble victory.Also, I think it is worth noting that technically speaking, this film was excellent. The amount of detail taken in choosing and decorating the sets was incredible! While BBC didn't (to my knowledge) have anything to do with this film, I came away with the same sort of feeling I get after watching one of their more recent films - "Wow, why haven't we independent Christian filmmakers done so well?" The Bad: There wasn't a whole lot in the film that was offensive. John Newton was not portrayed very accurately (though besides that, the film was surprisingly historically accurate), and there where several instances of language, and a few scenes which included a low cut dress or two, but that was about all.There are however, some scenes which would only be appropriate for mature audiences. The evils of the slave trade are discussed several times, and the characters use some rather vivid descriptions, which, while not inappropriate, are probably not suitable for young ears.Conclusion: I enjoyed this film, and would probably recommend it to mature audiences who where aware of the few problems this film contains. It is an excellent example of perseverance.

James Hitchcock Michael Apted is a versatile director who has made some very different films in a number of different genres, including biopics ("Gorillas in the Mist"), neo-noir ("Gorky Park") and action thrillers ("The World Is Not Enough"). Some of his films, such as "Nell", resist classification by genre. With "Amazing Grace" he returns to the "heritage cinema" genre, having earlier made other period dramas such as "Agatha" and "Enigma". It is a biography of William Wilberforce, who led the campaign against the slave trade in Britain in the late 18th and early 19th century. The title refers to the well-known hymn written by John Newton, another member of the anti-slavery movement. The film is set during the period between 1782, when Wilberforce presented his first anti-slavery bill to the House of Commons, and 1807, when legislation outlawing the slave-trade was finally passed. (Slavery itself, however, remained legal in British colonies until the 1830s). The film also deals with Wilberforce's personal life, including his battle against ill-health and his romance with and eventual marriage to Barbara Spooner. It went on general release on February 23, 2007, the 200th anniversary of the date the British parliament voted to pass the Slave Trade Act.In my view Apted's films vary widely in quality as well as in genre, "Nell" being one of the best films of the last couple of decades and "Enough" one of the worst. "Amazing Grace" is somewhere near the middle of this scale. It is not as good as "Nell" or "Gorillas in the Mist", but far better than the awful "Enough" or the dull "Agatha". It is a handsome, well-made costume drama which gives a good picture of life during the period in which it is set, although there are a few errors. (The Duke of Clarence (the future King William IV), for example, did not sit in the House of Commons (as he is shown doing here), but in the House of Lords). Ioan Gruffudd is excellent in the leading role, as are Albert Finney as Newton, Michael Gambon as Wilberforce's ally, the wily Charles James Fox, and Benedict Cumberbatch as the equally devious Prime Minister William Pitt. Although Pitt is sympathetic to the anti-slavery cause, for political reasons he is unable to attack the trade publicly. (The system of political patronage and rotten boroughs which prevailed at the time meant that many Members of Parliament were in the pockets of those with vested interests in the slave-trade). Pitt therefore uses Wilberforce as his public mouthpiece.Nevertheless, I felt that the film has something missing. It gives the impression that slavery was something to be discussed in the abstract by a group of well-to-do white politicians sitting in London. There is only one black character in the film, the former slave Olaudah Equiano, and there are no scenes which show the reality of slavery or the slave-trade. There is a brief reference to a slave revolt in Haiti, but this is the only recognition of resistance to slavery among the slaves themselves.This objection goes further than mere political correctness, which is doubtless how some will dismiss it. It would have made for a better film had it showed not merely the Parliamentary campaign against the evils of slavery but also something to indicate why that campaign needed to be fought. Wilberforce's ally Newton had himself been the captain of a slave ship before he underwent a religious conversion and became an ordained priest in the Anglican Church. As shown in the film, he was to be haunted throughout his long life by guilt over the part he had played in the slave trade. I couldn't help thinking, in fact, that his life might have made the basis of a more dramatic film than Wilberforce's.Apted said that he did not set out to make another film such as "Amistad" or "Roots". I will not attempt to compare a feature film like "Amazing Grace" with a television series such as "Roots", but I felt that if Apted had indeed set out to make a film more like "Amistad", which deals with both the white abolitionist movement and with the black victims of slavery, the end result might have been better. 7/10