Review of The Great Debaters (2007) by Mike M — 17 Jan 2011
An amazing film without question. let me start with my disclaimer, this film needed to be perfect just to get 4 stars from me because denzel admitted to knowingly and willfully changing major facts in this story for the purpose of manufacturing extra "inspiration".
I am strongly against this practice in films based on true stories. if the story is worth telling, tell it the way it happened, if you need to change the story too much then its not worth telling. since he changed the story so much the film needed to be 5 star material just to get 4 stars, and it was.
the acting on every front was absolutely phenomenal, the story despite the inaccuracies was beautiful, and the film was shot well and very engaging. one of the best films of 2007 despite its flaws.
This review of The Great Debaters (2007) was written by Mike M on 17 Jan 2011.
The Great Debaters has generally received positive reviews.
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