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Amistad is one of [Spielberg's] deeply felt niche pictures that won't cause ripples on the stock market because of its uncompromising nature.

Rickman, as the ghastly Slope, turns in a performance of greasy ambition that beggars superlatives.

Although viewers today will be used to a different style of political banter, the stories themselves haven't aged at all, and it's telling how easily the debates involved can be applied to politics today.

It looks privileged and innocent, without the benefit of charm.

A must-see for all lovers of subtle television.

Far from being the pastiche of a voodoo-style horror flick, this is intelligent, wonderfully acted by the African cast and genuinely absorbing.

The film mixes good old-fashioned storytelling with state-of-the-art animation, and it's a winning combination.

David Mamet's adaptation is short on surprises.