Emancipation - Reviews

...Will Smith brings a movie-star presence to this brutally violent civil war drama, with a physical stillness and defiantly steady gaze.

Director Antoine Fuqua tilts true history into a brutal, broad-strokes action thriller elevated by his central star's performance.

...back to Smith. He carries the narrative like a practiced star...

In both his face and physicality, Smith convinces as a man who could survive extreme hardship and sustain a sense of self.

Smith’s muscular central performance is laudable...

The emphasis on suspense and aesthetics combine to make “Emancipation” an easier sit than one might imagine, given its harsh setting and inhumanity...

Will Smith gives a harrowing performance.

...a good watch which might help the lead actor in regaining his image.

...if you like your Civil War films light on historicity but awash in alligator knife fights, then Emancipation is the movie for you.