Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
A few years ago we got to see Invictus, which, while it wasn’t necessarily about Nelson Mandela, featured Morgan Freeman in quite an enjoyable performance as the famous South African leader. So initially, it seemed a bit odd, at least to me, that such a different actor was being cast as Mandela for Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom.
Idris Elba is definitely not the sort of actor I’d pick to take on the same sort of roles as Freeman, but early reports say Elba is absolutely spot-on in his portrayal. In fact, many have him pegged as an Oscar favorite due to how great his performance is.
The film should be worth seeing purely because Elba is going to receive Oscar consideration for it, but it looks like he may not be the only bright spot. Our own David Baldwin says in his review that Naomie Harris is nearly as strong. Check out an excerpt below:
The story problems are easily overshadowed by an excellent performance from Harris and an absolutely brilliant one from Elba as Mandela. It is not an easy film to watch, but you will be happy you did.
Personally, I’m excited to see a movie fully focused on such an influential man. In the last few years we’ve seen more and more great biopics and I’m confident that this film will fall in line with the quality that such a storied figure deserves.
Those are our picks for movies to see in November. Which ones will you be checking out? Let us know in the comments section below.
