Review of A United Kingdom (2016) by Joe Morgenstern for Wall Street Journal — 09 Feb 2017

What’s unusual, and admirable, about the film is its close concern with colonialist machinations that make Seretse and Ruth the pawns of implacable power. What’s unfortunate is that Ms. Asante’s direction and Mr.

Hibbert’s script aren’t up to the dramatic task; the pace grows slower as the couple’s plight deepens.