Review of Salma (2014) by Kenneth Turan for Los Angeles Times — 24 Dec 2014
As well done as much of Selma is, it periodically falls from grace with moments that are either emotionally flat or excessively agitprop in nature. Consistently the most ineffective scenes are those that involve powerful but obstructionist white people, especially the unhelpful trio of Johnson, Alabama Gov.
George Wallace (Tim Roth) and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (Dylan Baker). The deftness with acting and character that can be this film’s strength simply deserts it here.
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This review of Salma (2014) was written by Kenneth Turan and published by Los Angeles Times on 24 Dec 2014.
Salma has generally received very positive reviews.
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