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RE: "12 Years a Slave:" nothing very spectacular about the film, nothing

Posted by Billy Wonka on May 2, 2014 at 21:31:22:
Just got it out of Red Box and wrapped it up a few minutes ago. I was determined not to see it but finally had to capitulate after all the reviews here. I personally did not see ONE Oscar performance in the entire film. If anything, Fassbinder or Ejiofor deserved an Oscar over the best supporting female who was hardly in the film. The film looked to be made on the cheap but then again it reflected the reality of the time. Not everyone had a magnificent, sparkling white mansion.
I was surprised that Benedict Cumberbatch helped put a more forgiving face on the plantation owner. According to an article contrasting the book to the movie this bears out.
Give it a few years and this will be the 21st Century's 'Mandingo'.