Keyword results: Michael Apted

Amazing Grace

25th Jul 07
Format: Cinema
Mood: Leave brain at home

Michael Apted (THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH) is a no-nonsense storyteller unencumbered by subtlety. And the life of William Wilberforce, a British MP who fought tooth and nail to end slavery in the late 18th century, makes for a dull, solemn period drama.

Heavy-handed symbolism and teary-eyed sentimentality add up to an earnest, slightly condescending lecture tinged by post-colonial guilt.

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