Mr. Lee means for Malcolm X to be an epic, and it is in its concerns and its physical scope. In Denzel Washington it also has a fine actor who does for Malcolm X what Ben Kingsley did for Gandhi. [18 November 1992]Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The film is inspirational and educational - and it is also entertaining, as movies must be before they can be anything else.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
A spiritually enriching testament to the human capacity for change -- and surely Spike Lee's most universally appealing film.Read Full Review »