Reviews

Feb 1, 2021

It is Mandela'due south legacy of love, forgiveness and reconciliation that makes the biggest impression.

Dec 3, 2020

The performances are outstanding, headlined by Idris Elba'due south powerfully convincing portrayal of the iconic revolutionary.

Sep 15, 2020

Inspired performances past both Idris Elba and Naomie Harris.

Jun nine, 2020

Idris Elba and Naomie Harris turn in award-winning performances while educating and reviving the troubled history of the Nelson and Winnie Mandela's fight to freedom in Due south Africa

November 21, 2019

Overall, Mandela: A Long Walk to Liberty is adamant to celebrate the human through film and the lead performances are impressive, just its slightly overlong running time and inconsistent pacing makes information technology feel like a very ho-hum walk to freedom.

Aug 29, 2019

While Elba is in superlative course when reenacting Mandela's exciting oratory power more than anywhere else, his long walk is here relayed with a taken-for-grantededness, confusing sincerity with brevity.

Jun 8, 2019

An honourable and occasionally moving biopic of the late Mandela with stiff performances by Elba and Harris.

Jun 7, 2019

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a carefully fabricated, respectful, chronological account of what made Mandela who he was and the cost he had to pay.

Apr 3, 2019

It feels a bit unbalanced, only information technology'south a largely forgivable oversight, considering the atrocities committed (the brutality of which is handled tastefully and respectfully).

January 19, 2019

Reading well-nigh the S African leader will provide deeper understanding; to do audio/video dramatic justice to Mandela and his story, a miniseries is probably in social club.

Dec 14, 2018

It's length makes watching it more of a commitment than other, but if yous're willing to set aside the fourth dimension, the result is worth it.

Nov 1, 2018

Though it's both long and incomplete, this is a stirring portrait of a human worth knowing.

Sep 5, 2018

It stars Idris Elba, a suitably great and charismatic histrion, only even he cannot save this from seeming like a history lesson, equally delivered by ane of those teachers who can't seem to breathe life into a subject.

Aug 23, 2018

Chadwick'southward awards-hungry drama plods through the cardinal moments of Mandela's life and political career in a reductive, box-ticking style.

November 29, 2017

Idris Elba'due south operation of Mandela is hit, if but for his effort to master the former president's distinct vocal style.

November 17, 2017

Watch this - while making you laugh and cry, it takes you on a wondrous walk.

Oct thirty, 2017

Information technology's at its strongest when it's dealing with the menses nosotros know least most: Mandela's early on years.

Oct 25, 2017

I will say that of all the Oscar-allurement movies the Weinstein Company has released this holiday season, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is i that won't make you grimace in desperation while yous're watching it.

Oct 20, 2017

The strength of [Idris Elba'due south] charisma and his will most ruthlessly overrides the moving picture's flaws so that it ends up more enjoyable than it has a right to be.

Sep six, 2017

Information technology would have been more compelling had Winnie been the main focus, especially given the number of Mandela films there already have been in recent years. But you tin can't detest on it to too much; it brought the states the remarkable Naomie Harris

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