12 Years A Slave

2014 • 134 minute

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From acclaimed director Steve McQueen comes the incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. It is 1841 and Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender) and must find the strength within to survive. In his twelfth year in captivity, a chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist (Brad Pitt) forever alters his life. Filled with powerful performances by an outstanding cast, 12 Years A Slave is both an unflinching account of slavery and a celebration of the power of hope. - 2013 Bass Films, LLC and Monarchy Enterprises S.a.r.l. All Rights Reserved.

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McQueen's attention to depth and detail amongst his leading cast is sadly undermined by some short sighted stereotyping and a surprisingly narrow plot. This account, however faithful it may be to real events, lacks any real dramatic development and it's linear sequencing relies heavily on careful cinematography to move it along. It only succeeds in its' efforts to animalise the plantation classes and humanise the slaves with violence. Some good performances but the script is bad and the story is dull.

All in all this film sucked right up until the last 10 minutes but with long lingering camera shots apprently there just to fill time because nothing else is happening and slow, barely moving plot on the rare occasion there was any I almost turned it off twice and could understand the main characters frustrations when he told the blubering woman to shut up, I was doing the same on several occasions. Wasnt worth the money, I should have just rented it, not been this bored watching a movie since attonment.

The whole film seems to be dragged out with pointless scenes that have no affect on plot. One scene shows us a man simply staring for no reason and wastes around 30 seconds of screen time. Brilliantly acted however the most boring film I have ever watched. If your looking for a slave film watch Django not this dribble.