A family of runaway slaves head for Canada on the Underground Railroad, along the way, the eldest tells the story of how the family came to America and how they first found faith.
It feels like a passion project for Cuba Gooding Jr. who produced the project as well as acted in it. It was worth it.
The movie does not hold back on what a dark time slavery was, which made it all more inspiring watching this family escape from it. Along the way, meeting such famous figures as Fredrick Douglas.
I'm not to big on religion, so the whole Christian thing did not appeal to me at all. Cuba plays a man who gave up on God (which I feel is understandable for a slave) While the rest of his family believes that God is guiding them to freedom.
I also was disinterested in the sub story of a the ship captain that reluctantly brought slaves into the States.
The whole thing at times acted like a bad Broadway musical which was unattractive.
Overall, it's hard to find a movie about slavery enjoyable, but I did. It was a very realistic look at the subject and worth taking a look at.
It feels like a passion project for Cuba Gooding Jr. who produced the project as well as acted in it. It was worth it.
The movie does not hold back on what a dark time slavery was, which made it all more inspiring watching this family escape from it. Along the way, meeting such famous figures as Fredrick Douglas.
I'm not to big on religion, so the whole Christian thing did not appeal to me at all. Cuba plays a man who gave up on God (which I feel is understandable for a slave) While the rest of his family believes that God is guiding them to freedom.
I also was disinterested in the sub story of a the ship captain that reluctantly brought slaves into the States.
The whole thing at times acted like a bad Broadway musical which was unattractive.
Overall, it's hard to find a movie about slavery enjoyable, but I did. It was a very realistic look at the subject and worth taking a look at.