Review of Selma (2014) by Jennifer R — 08 Feb 2015

This should have been an interesting engrossing movie, but the pacing was so slow they turned this exciting moment in history and MLK into a yawnfest.

This review of Selma (2014) was written by Jennifer R on 08 Feb 2015.

Selma has generally received very positive reviews.

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