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"29 May. Spielberg's historical court room account of the slave case of La Amistad is saved by the strength of its performances, specially that of Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams, otherwise it would have felt long and uninteresting. "

" Me during most of this movie. Netflix- 2hrs. 34min. First Viewing Amistad is a imminently respectable movie; the story is deserving of the big scream and the film takes great strides to depict it accurately and humanely. It's just that it's so slow and so long. The story doesn't really lag, but so few of the characters make an impression, despite an excellent cast (Hopkins and Hounsou are, in particular, superb), and the film spends too much time on minute details that, while give it authentici"

"Best Costume Design! Winner: Amistad! Nominees: Kundun Oscar and Lucinda Titanic The Wings of the Dove"