Rating: 2.5/4 -- For the first half of this movie... Interesting things were happening, the performances were good and it is always absorbing to see how other people live. Most of the second half of the movie, alas, is taken up with routine clock-and-dagger stuff. Full Review

Washington does a remarkable job of transforming himself into the articulte and mesmerizing black nationalist leader, whose refusal to keep silent led to his death in police custody and a subsequent coverup. Full Review

In a country busier than Chile with oppression, violence and subjugation, the story of Woods' slow awakening is certainly not the most exciting, or revealing. Full Review

An implacable work of authority and compassion, Cry Freedom is political cinema at its best. Full Review

Rating: 4/5 -- Sincere and movie - but not enough Denzel.

Rating: 3/5 -- Often harrowing and naturalistic but ultimately self-important in its indictment of police-state politics.

Rating: 2.5/4 -- These are fine methods for delivering a civics lesson, which to some extent is what the Attenborough approach is all about. But for a film that aspires to entertain as well as educate, they are less helpful.