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      The Amazing Grace

      2006 1h 38m History Drama List
      Reviews 67% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Former slave trader John Newton (Nick Moran) writes a world-famous hymn. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Very poor story telling... and a massive rewrite of history for the sake of the movies plot. A really dreadful watch and a terrible place to get your history. Everyone should remember that movies are story telling... and, even when based on historic events and individuals, the movies are most often wrong on the facts. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Well intentioned but amateurish attempt to move the viewer, while failing to recognize that the subject matter (a man's conversion from slaver to emancipator) itself is plenty dramatic -- just tell the story, straight, no chaser! The acting is wooden, the camera set-ups are uninspired and TV-like, and the costume and set design fairly shout "Student film!" Everything is too clean, the native women wear modest tops in an ecuatorial climate, and everyone looks like they just stepped out of the make-up trailer in Burbank. And the notion that the song "Amazing Grace" itself is a cribbing of an African melody is a flat falsehood. The instantly recognizable melody is from the 1835 song, "New Britain," though the lyrics predated it by over 50 years. The way the filmmakers attempt to connect the melody to African folk music is cynical and manipulative. A great story always moves the audience. Newton's real story is far more compelling than the one told in this film. It has all the required elements of a great motion picture, but the filmmakers -- obviously spiritual amateurs themselves -- did not understand or trust the Spirit when they made this film. If they were sincere, five stars for trying. If not, zero. But the film itself? Two stars for a botched effort with no excuse available in the source material. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Terribly made and stupidly written. This reeks of the Hallmark Channel. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty uneventfull. Good movie - British politics....ha. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member true story love the way it showed power of praise and prayer but not the end Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member This was an excellent movie. I would recommend it to anyone! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Former slave trader John Newton (Nick Moran) writes a world-famous hymn.
      Director
      Jeta Amata
      Screenwriter
      Jeta Amata
      Genre
      History, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 30, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 38m