12 Years a Slave Review

12 Years a Slave Review

By Adam Tyler

The critic Mark Kermode from The Guardian praises the dark tone, historical accuracy,  and acting (especially by Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong'o). He said about everything in the movie was done right, even if it was hard to watch. He thought the crew of the film got the historical accuracy of how black people were frequently abused and how many had tragic lives that never got any better. Although Kermode liked nearly everything about the movie, he criticized Brad Pitt's unnecessary acting role as a Canadian worker. "But with the exception of a somewhat distracting third-act cameo by co-producer Brad Pitt, it is pitched pretty near perfectly in terms of sheer narrative craftsmanship."  12 Years of Slave-review, The Guardian, by Mark Kermode, 2014. Besides this, 12 Years a Slave is a heartbreaking, accurate, and important movie that anyone should see.