Genre: Film
Grade: A-
Notable People: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Roth, Common, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah, Directed by Ava DuVernay
Title: Selma
Review –This is an important film- not so much for the quality of filmmaking as for the story. It starts with a literal bang and never stops hitting you over the head with the significance of what is happening. Hard to believe that Oyelowo is a British born, Cambridge educated Shakespearian actor- he really captures MLK in every way. Ejogo is majestic as Coretta King and the cast of character actors that play MLK’s entourage does it really well. Great attention to detail, very well filmed. The only distractions for me were the choice of actors for LBJ and George Wallace –two larger than life characters, whose essence was missed by these portrayals. You can’t have a Brit play Johnson. This film should be required viewing for every elementary school kid in America.