Based on 158 votes and 66 reviews.
Best performance by a male actor this year so far. Forest may be adding another Oscar to his trophy case. Look for Oprah to get an Oscar nod as well.
Gr8 movie ... I cried my way thru the entire movie. An Oscar contender for sure.
The story is good and compelling, of course, but some truly great performances are the highlight of this movie. Oprah blew me away - really. Forest Whitaker, Cuba Gooding Jr and Terence Howard were excellent. Alan Rickman (severus Snape) played Ronald Reagan so on target and even Jane Fonda (Nncy Reagan) stood out. The actors were digging deep. Any sweeping historical drama can't include everything so I won't quibble about the parts I would have liked covered more. Lee Daniels chose his history through the lens of which presidencies had the most impact on blacks and that's fair. It is worth seeing and I liked the big screen myself.
Excellent movie. A great history lesson on how brutal whites were towards black people. Forrest Whitaker once again proves he is a top actor in Hollywood.
Just saw it, and I'm still gathering my thoughts. Incredible cast all through but Oprah and Forrest ares truly outstanding. So much history was covered that I forgot time. I'm so glad we're not where we were when it started, but we have a long way to go still. At least there are many of us white folk who want equality for everyone. Beautifully and thoroughly told with a great script. Enjoy!
As soon as it comes out, I will be rating this one. r. moore