Celie is a shy and frightened woman whose life mostly involve running away from men who want to take advantage of her and how she tries to find herself after suffering 40 years of abuse.
It is unquestionably overwrought, but it is a truly lovely film with a lot of emotion in it. The meaning of all that emotion is unfortunately still up for grabs.
Kansas City Kansan
May 28, 2005
Brilliant, disturbing storytelling by Spielberg with standout performances.
Film Freak Central
February 16, 2003
Spielberg's classicism comes to be appreciated in a goosebumps-inducing send-off for Mister.
Spielberg may not have been the best choice to direct this feminist text, making a clean, neat movie that lacks authenticity, but the movie has many touching moments and the entire female ensemble is good, particularly Whoopi Goldberg in the second half
