Malcolm X Quick Movie Reviews

Quick Movie Reviews

Rating of
4/4

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 06/25/2019

Directed with levels of assurance and evocation only Spike Lee could provide, "Malcolm X" is worth every minute of its lengthy runtime.

Rating of
3.5/4

Indyfreak - wrote on 09/22/2018

Spike Lee's best movie. Denzel Washington is pitch perfect as Malcolm X, the charismatic and controversial civil rights leader. Spike Lee doesn't shy away from showing his early life as a criminal or his polarizing work with black nationalists and celebrates his repeated affirmation of black pride in Afro-American cultural heritage. He is shown as a fully fleshed out human being over the course of nearly three and a half hours. But the pacing and editing is excellently done. It's the rare biographical epic that feels timeless and as relevant today as it was over twenty years ago or even during the Civil Rights era.

Rating of
3/4

mitchellyoung - wrote on 02/20/2012

Spike Lee's sprawling biopic, while not at all avoid racial tension, manages to be pretty historically accurate and straight-forward, when it comes to depicting the life of the civil rights and religious leader. Denzel Washington gives an enveloping and consistent performance that is among his best.

Rating of
3/4

sapien - wrote on 08/16/2009

I thought this movie was great. Denzel Washington and Spike Lee should get together more often.

Rating of
2.5/4

Alexa - wrote on 03/16/2009

Denzel Washington and Spike Lee gives 100%. Its a long movie but good movie. See It.

Rating of
4/4

Leesha245 - wrote on 11/01/2008

OMG, sheer brilliance. This is definitely my favorite Spike Lee movie. Denzel absolutely deserved an Oscar for this film. A-Mazing. The performances, the direction. . . ahhh, I can go on and on. Everyone should see this film. Do not be discouraged by the length.

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