Review of 12 Years a Slave (2013) by David Edelstein for New York Magazine/Vulture — 13 Oct 2013
The movie nails all this, and it’s smashingly effective as melodrama. But McQueen’s directorial voice — cold, stark, deterministic — keeps it from attaining the kind of grace that marks the voice of a true film artist.
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This review of 12 Years a Slave (2013) was written by David Edelstein and published by New York Magazine/Vulture on 13 Oct 2013.
12 Years a Slave has generally received very positive reviews.
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