AltWeeklies Wire
How Neat the Soundnew
Amazing Grace certainly feels uplifting, so much so that we might forget that the Slave Trade Act neither abolished slavery in the empire nor ended the trade in the Atlantic.
Style Weekly |
thomas peyser |
03-07-2007 |
Reviews
Q&A with Michael Apted, Filmmakernew
The documentarian ranges from Bond flicks to the Up series and Amazing Grace.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
02-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Amazing Grace
Wilberforce of Naturenew
Anti-slavery crusader William Wilberforce certainly deserves a film, and if Amazing Grace isn't equal to his achievements, it's a useful introduction to them.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
02-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Amazing Grace, Michael Apted
Passions of the Mindnew
Unfortunately, what makes British abolitionist William Wilberforce a great man is also what makes him dull: his single-mindeded righteousness.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Amazing Grace, Michael Apted
Under Pressurenew
Michael Apted offers a valuable, skewed history lesson.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Amazing Grace, Michael Apted
Grace Under Firenew
Investigating slavery through the story of a song.
New York Press |
Armond White |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Amazing Grace, Michael Apted
