DVD & Blu-ray Reviews: “Selma” and “Fifty Shades of Grey”
“Selma”
The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition.
The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement.
Director Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history.
Produced by Brad Pitt and Oprah Winfrey, this is a must-see film that chronicles a moment in history that still resonates today. David Oyelowo is superb as King and the supporting cast only enhance the brilliant script by Paul Webb.
Make sure you take the time to see this engaging and well-acted film. It gets an A and is rated PG-13.
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“Fifty Shades of Grey”
When Anastasia Steele, a literature student, goes to interview the wealthy Christian Grey, she encounters a beautiful, brilliant and intimidating man.
Despite his enigmatic reserve and advice, she finds herself desperate to get close to him. Not able to resist Ana’s beauty and independent spirit, Christian Grey admits he wants her too, but on his own terms.
And thus starts the relationship between these two opposites.
After all the hype and anticipation about this movie, based on the best-selling books, which no one will admit reading, the film is huge let down on a number of levels. The main characters never seem to really be involved with each other and the sexual chemistry just isn’t there. The film is antiseptic, sterile and detached.
Fifty Shades of Grey gets a C- on DVD and Blu-ray. It’s rated R.
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