Review of Selma (2014) by Ian C — 19 Feb 2015

If the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 was half as drawn out and painstaking as "Selma", the movie that tells us about this moment in history, then it was certainly an epic test of endurance.

I wanted so badly to like this movie because it is so well made, and perfectly acted, and it tries so hard to be honest and righteous, but it is so damned slow and plodding that I felt myself almost willing Luther King to triumph in his endeavours just so the film could end.

The best parts of the movie are undoubtedly the magnificent speeches delivered by King which are now legend but if I wanted to hear these I would prefer listening to the actual recordings no matter how well David Oyelowo performs them.

Only 3 out of 5 I'm afraid to say.