Malcolm X Critic Reviews

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Based upon 5 Critic Reviews
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

The film is inspirational and educational - and it is also entertaining, as movies must be before they can be anything else.Read the full review

The New York Times | Vincent CanbyAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

A spiritually enriching testament to the human capacity for change -- and surely Spike Lee's most universally appealing film.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Lee's finest, most unabashed labor of love.Read the full review

Variety | Staff(not credited)Add Critic to Favorites

The picture comes up short in several departments, notably in pacing and in giving a strong sense of why this man became such a legend.Read the full review

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