Malcolm X

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Don Boom May 20 An excellent look into the life of an Afro-American legend of civil rights. See more laura 02/27/2025 every preconception i had about this movie was that it was a masterpiece, and still i ended up walking out of the theater astounded and lost for words. See more Ryan C. @djrmc24 5d Malcom X is Spike Lee’s best film to date and probably his most important one. Features a career defying moment for Denzel Washington, who is an absolute powerhouse here as our lead, Malcom X. Those that don’t know the history of Malcom X will get a lesson here. The movie wastes no time covering his early life all the way until he was a revolutionary leader, who came from a life of poverty, family disruption, and criminal activity and rises to a prominent leader for the civil rights movement. This movie features beautiful and natural cinematography with a beautiful score. To this day the ending of this film gives me goosebumps with how powerful and how far Malcom’s reach was. The movie is very lengthy at 3 hours and 22 minutes but feels like it moves at a fast pace. Spike Lee and Angela Bassett also give great performances here. Malcom X is a classic and is very worthy of the criterion status. Malcom X gets a perfect 5 stars out of 5. See more Angel M @RT80037659 Mar 21 Top tier must see movie See more bob C @RT46426964 Mar 17 Very powerful even after thirty odd years See more Kevin P @RT55971421 Mar 14 A fantastic biopic and character study about the life of Malcom X. Denzel Washington gives an amazing performance as Malcom X that's so convincing and captivating the whole way through as his character is constantly transforming. The film is excellently directed by Spike Lee. Throughout the film, Malcom X expresses his blunt opinions about white oppression and his involvement in the Civil Rights movement. The movie has great pacing and story about Malcom's life. Malcom X soon converts to Islam and denounced his criminal past. There is some meaningful discussions about misogyny within religious teachings. We get an insightful and poignant explanation of using the name X because the African names and culture were erased by slavery. I loved the sweet intimate relationship between Malcom X and his wife. Malcom X's final speech and assassination is riveting to watch. It's an incredibly powerful film and easily one of the best biopics out there. See more Read all reviews

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