Review of Selma (2014) by Tara H — 14 Mar 2016
Director Ava DuVernay explores the time, place and events with complexity, while David Oyelowo, as King, is mesmerising - inhabiting the role completely. The only jarring note, for me, was a minor one - the rather self-congratulatory end credits and John Legend's bombastic theme.
And as some have argued, perhaps the film is not entirely fair to LBJ. But that's another story - on the whole this is a strong, unsentimental take on Selma, with resonance for today.
This review of Selma (2014) was written by Tara H on 14 Mar 2016.
Selma has generally received very positive reviews.
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