It's a fascinating story with a great script and an impressive cast, but -- despite a wonderful turn by Alan Rickman -- all praise here goes to Mos Def, who transcends the rapper-turned-actor label to give a performance that is transcends adequacy and instead is flat-out good. Between the two of them, they managed to make the two hours absolutely fly by, and the result is not to be missed.

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Excellent movie.

HBO is known for making excellent docu-dramas and this one is no exception. If you are going to make the effort to watch this, you should try and find PBS' episode of The American Experience which deals with this same subject.

Great performances by both Alan Rickman and Denzel Washington...oh, wait. Mos Def. Sorry. Force of habit. Though, I'll bet you a woolen scarf and a Spanish doubloon that Denzel's name was on a white board during the casting meeting.

Surprisingly good, I was expecting something a lot slower and plodding and boring, and instead got something that somehow got its hooks into me and held me in place.

It is a very good movie, it shows very well the professional prejudice.

Excellent portrayal of how a terrible time marred an amazing work.

this is the movie that made me realize mos def isn't just one more rapper turned actor, he's actually pretty damn good. the story here is one worth telling and definately appealing and quite entertaining.