Amazing Grace
In 18th-century England, House of Commons member William Wilberforce and his close friend and a future prime minister, William Pitt, begin a lengthy battle to pass a law ending the slave trade.
7 September 1966, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
6 August 1982, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
25 November 1974, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
29 October 1967, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
1955, Brentwood, Essex, England, UK
30 November 1949, England, UK
11 April 1975, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
19 September 1958, Henley-on-Thames, England, UK
1 October 1959, Dakar, Senegal
1954, England, UK
21 August 1965, Birmingham, England, UK
1968, Camden, London, England, UK
15 July 1951, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
28 January 1976, Berkshire, England, UK
6 October 1973, Cardiff, Wales, UK
19 July 1976, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
August 21, 2008
I'm not sure what was a bigger problem for me, though--that the story jumped around so much, or that the tone did, too.
September 22, 2007
It's neither amazing nor graceful.
March 23, 2007
Grufudd is fine, passionate and single-minded, though overly Romantic, and quietly upstaged by the extraordinary Benedict Cumberbatch.
March 12, 2008
There's a lot of good intentions behind Amazing Grace, but the movie's a bore, swirling into the minutia of antiquated British law.
December 15, 2010
Earnest drama about fervent English abolitionist.
September 22, 2007
Apted's unexpected crowd-pleaser is inspirational, but also surprisingly entertaining.
September 22, 2007
A good -- and important -- story, not always well told.
July 06, 2010
Amazing Grace proves to be an invaluable history lesson, but a rather boring film.
September 22, 2007
Skilfully written and directed, the film is an involving drama, even if it's overly worthy and sentimental.
March 23, 2007
So much to admire and so little to amaze.
February 28, 2008
Who'd have thought that the most compelling and thoughtful film to be presented during Black History Month would be a formal British import set in 18th century England with men running around in wigs?
March 23, 2007
It is to be hoped that Amazing Grace is not the only, or the last, cinematic celebration of 200th anniversary of abolition, for there are more stories to tell, more imaginatively.
