GetPapa Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Tay This film is low-budget and cringe-worthy in its lack of subtlety and realism.But worse than those flaws is the skewed narrative on which a hardened mass murderer who went to his grave refusing to admit to his multiple murders is painted as a Nelson Mandela-like figure.The film departs from reality so much that it must be seen for what it is: historical revisionism with a heavy dose of Evil Whitey.That the film has the gall to present multiple cold-blooded murders (including the shotgun killing of a family for some cash) as "internalised racism" is infuriating.The murders are brushed over and barely mentioned, the actual details of which paint a very different picture of the man.Stan "Tookie" Williams went to his grave refusing to actually redeem himself and confess to his murders, he refused to help police by giving insight into the Crips, he continued to associate with Crips in prison.I cannot even relate to the level of naivete required to buy this narrative.I would urge anyone to read about Tookee's crimes, racial hatred and appeals based upon racist treatment from juries.The only reason I would watch this movie again is to tally up how many scenes have an over-the-top hate-filled white guy making poor Tookee's prison life difficult.Shame on the Nobel committee. I do not blame Jamie Foxx, he was early in his career and was probably desperate for a role. He was actually great but the character was intolerable.

pcphypers I must say I was overwhelmed by the amazing testimony in Redemption. It shows how great and how merciful our Lord is when our heart changes. I cried as I saw this man's courage and pain. Many would not see how God can change a life, making this man a testimony to so many lost, hardened kids and adults. This was one of the best movies I have encountered because the enormous changes he made. If only there were more movies showing how God can change even the hardest of criminals. Then give a new hope for anyone who reaches out. These gang problems I noticed start with a lack of love, a pressure to belong and very little guidance. Love in it's entirety could have kept many of these kids from becoming so hard and hateful. Survival is a reality in this movie and power to stay alive. How great this movie portrayed children desperately searching for acceptance. When rejection was involved by family, etc. then the hardness set in. Then to be children on their own, with only other children to help them survive? How powerful this movie is to show the rest of us in the world, what really is going on. Helping us to see the hate and violence that many of us do not see everyday. I didn't know how bad it was until I saw this movie. The actor did a fantastic job and the others as well. I will rave about this movie for many years as it touched my life immensely.

beepbeep-1 This movie should be viewed by anyone who has been in trouble with the law; especially young, school aged children who are susceptible to joining gangs. It proves that rehabilitation is possible, in spite of what the media reports. Jamie Foxx gives an outstanding performance as Williams and Lynn Whitfield plays a superb leading lady. The movie was done in good taste and did not glorify gang life. Instead it offers a perspective that could, finally, explain why gangs exist and what can be done to eliminate them. Profanity was kept to a minimum and so was the bloodshed which is a huge achievement in this day and age of extreme graphics. Redemption should be viewed in every grade, middle, and high school in America.

techlord which is coincidently the B-Day of the fabulous Actor Jamie Foxx who portrayed him in this film. This is one of many reasons for the Controversy. Jamie portrayed not only Williams very well, but thousands of others who have been seduced into the "Way of the Gangsta".This film is too powerful for most comprehend. Especially those who have never had to struggle. It is true that Hollywood glamorizes gang behavior, but, thats its job. No matter how glamorous the evil looks, in the end there is always jail and death. Tookie Williams made a change in the real world and Jamie conveys that on the Big Screen. I honestly believe that now Tookie has been EXECUTED, its no longer just a film, its something greater.http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/13/williams.execution/