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Freedom
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Seeking freedom, Samuel Woodward, a young slave, who goes with his family, inspired by the journey of Newton, a slave trader, who travels from Africa to New York, teaching a great lesson for humanity.
Actors:
Cuba Gooding Jr., William Sadler, Sharon Leal, David Rasche, Terrence Mann, Michael Goodwin, Phyllis Bash, Phillip Boykin, Diane Salinger, Bart Shatto, Anna Sims, ...»
Director:
Peter Cousens
Country:
United States
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At the Movies (Australia)
August 20, 2014 Performances are fine, and the film is well made, but it's too much of a hybrid to be successful.
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Common Sense Media
July 07, 2015 Religious historical film has disturbing, graphic violence.
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Screenwize
August 21, 2014 Noble in intention, this story of slavery and the origin of John Newton's hymn Amazing Grace opens with style but then steadily sinks into messy theatricality, overwhelmed by its own earnestness.
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Detroit News
June 04, 2015 The preaching is earnest and the intentions are good, but the corn is high and the presentation is amateurish.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
June 04, 2015 A schmaltzy, deeply sentimentalized drama about American slavery and the rise of the Underground Railroad.
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New York Daily News
June 04, 2015 The film tries to have the scope of "12 Years a Slave." But it's ruined by the sanctimonious songs that turn the drama into a half-baked musical. Much worse: the filmmakers' need to show that not all whites employed in the slave trade were evil.
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Film Journal International
June 04, 2015 Though Gooding tries hard to look sincere and troubled, often he appears slightly embarrassed. It's no surprise. Too bad so much talent is wasted here.
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New York Times
June 04, 2015 "Freedom" takes a compelling chapter in American history - the flight of slaves from Southern bondage to Canada via the Underground Railroad - and flattens its drama.
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RogerEbert.com
June 05, 2015 This is one of those movies that is as dull as it is well-meaning and man, is it ever well-meaning.
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Los Angeles Times
June 04, 2015 The film leaves us with the impression that slaves' survival had more to do with sheer luck than dogged resilience.
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Tribune News Service
June 04, 2015 Ambitious period piece without the budget or the script to cover as much of the Abolition Movement as it tries to fit in.
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SF Weekly
December 31, 2015 Peter Cousens' mawkish Freedom is an apologia for the white Christian people who helped slaves escape, or at least wrote songs to make them feel better.
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