Reviews

My 11 year old, who loves baseball, and I watched this. He loved it, and I thought it was good, too. It was amusing, and sweet, and had good messages ("don't abandon your friends," "somethings are more important than money," your mom is the coolest").

A totally good family film for old and young. (as long as you like baseball). No Academy Award, nothing to write home about, but good with popcorn, and a kid leaning on your shoulder.

I absolutely agree with the user Sigmar, from Iceland. This movie really strips bear the cruelty of slavery, and the burden that former slaves, and their descendents carried, and still carry. If you are not interested in confronting that, you won't want to see this movie.

Frankly, this is a movie for people with minds willing and capable of looking beyond the screen into deep and painful issues.

The character of Sethe is such a perfect example of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder!! She is finally free of slavery, but inside she will probably never recover from the cruelty she suffered.

The character of Beloved is a perfect example of the anger and sorrow that lingers in some African Americans. Destroying her own home, and her loving mother, she rages on and on.

In contrast, we have Denver, who is strong, and keeps going. She confronts her fears and finds a way to carry on. She refuses to keep the painful secret hidden, and reaches out to her community for help. She represents the positive aspects of African Americans.

There were some spectacularly creepy moments in this film (when Beloved first croaks out her name), some incredibly painful moments, some joyful moments, some beauty, some harsh reality.

Oprah was wonderful. She acted superbly throughout. I am so tired of people insulting her just because she is black, not skinny, and extremely successful. Ever notice that nobody ever calls John Goodman "J-Pig"???

Another crime is that Oprah did not win an Oscar for this film. That Halle Barry's performance as a completely powerless woman won the first oscar for a black woman is very telling....

If you are ready for an incredibly touching and memorable journey into American history and the psychology of pain, WATCH THIS FILM!!!

Watched this with my 13 yr old, and it sparked great conversations about love and boys and girls. Reese was really great, as everyone has already said. Made me hope she'll do something other than goofy comedy again soon. She has a lot to offer. In this film she says a lot with her eyes and face.

Great film. Intelligent, beautiful, good suspense. Enjoyed the references to Rosemary's Baby. Loved seeing Theron get all stressed looking, when she started the movie so beautiful. Great movie for Hitchcock lovers. The only thing I would've changed was making the husband's character not seem guilty. If the viewer was kept wondering, longer, whether the wife was nuts or really onto something, it would've been even cooler.

I don't get why some reviewers say the movie didn't make sense.

9/10.

I loved seeing Julia with a real size body! Cheers me up tremendously. She's got a real size bum, and a little tummy even. And in those ugly 80s clothes! Sure to cheer you up if you are tired of all the perfect Hollywood bodies.

I look forward to watching this movie with my teen daughter. She will love it, and it has some good messages about respecting yourself, and not making mistakes for "love"....