I really wanted to like this film. Couldn't wait to see it. Love the courageous figures from that era of the civil rights movement; and am a fan of all the real life characters. Loved Malcolm X's bio. And huge fan of Regina King.
But this was poorly written. Boring. Slow. Dialogue was lame.
Didn't really like any of the character portrayals. Malcolm lacked a lot of confidence and more of a nerd than what I have seen in footage or read from him.
Eli Goree was WAY over muscled playing Clay/Ali. His voice was a good match but his dialogue was far less colorful and poetic than the real deal.
Jim Brown was far too light hearted - kiddish. The real Jim Brown was a far more manly and tough minded. Especially for a man who had been through so much and was a veteran of 8 years in the NFL at that point.
But the most significant issue was the script. Could have been far better if it actually had a script writer with quality dialogue and if they tried to at least approximate the personalities
But this was poorly written. Boring. Slow. Dialogue was lame.
Didn't really like any of the character portrayals. Malcolm lacked a lot of confidence and more of a nerd than what I have seen in footage or read from him.
Eli Goree was WAY over muscled playing Clay/Ali. His voice was a good match but his dialogue was far less colorful and poetic than the real deal.
Jim Brown was far too light hearted - kiddish. The real Jim Brown was a far more manly and tough minded. Especially for a man who had been through so much and was a veteran of 8 years in the NFL at that point.
But the most significant issue was the script. Could have been far better if it actually had a script writer with quality dialogue and if they tried to at least approximate the personalities