Wow! Such a good movie.

I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Not your typical slavery/segregation film - Beloved follows the life of Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) a runaway slave who has made it out of the South and is now living in a modest house (for that time) with her daughter Denver (Kimberly Elise) in Ohio. For some reason Sethe is haunted by a malevolent entity. It drives her two sons away but it is driven away by an old friend of Sethe's that comes along named Paul D (Danny Glover). Paul D sticks around and soon becomes Sethe's love interest. Things appear to be turning around for the troubled mother until one day a strange young woman shows up. The kind-hearted Sethe takes her in against Paul D's inclination. Shortly after, things begin to turn upside down in the household and Sethe's dark and ugly past catches up with her. I think the film is an excellent combination of a paranormal thriller and period drama. It's hard enough to create a great film in just one specific genre but combining two or more genres is that much trickier. The director, Jonatahan Demme did an excellent job at adapting Toni Morrison's novel into a full feature film. That's why I really don't understand why Beloved didn't do so well at the box office.From the cinematography to the soundtrack, to the script, and to the casting, everything was well done... (Back to the casting.) I think they nailed it with the casting - from Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise and Irma P. Hall (in a small role) - just about every role was match perfectly. Thandie Newton and Kimberly Elise, both little known at the time, gave excellent performances. I really think Kimberly Elise, like the film itself, is a very underrated, underused actress. She's much better than other Black actresses that seem to get all the good roles like Halle Berry, Sanaa Lathan, and Regina King - yes I said it, even HALLE BERRY! It is also great seeing Oprah in a film (you guys should see The Butler), as it seems she only does parts like once a decade. Her and Danny Glover have great chemistry, and seeing them together in another slavery/segregation period piece, you just know Celie and Shug Avery are gonna pop out any minute and it's going to be The Color Purple II. ***Spoiler Alert*** My only grip is that the film moves a bit slow at times, and I felt the character Amy Denver, a white woman from Boston who stumbles upon a pregnant, injured Sethe in route to her escape from a plantation, is a bit too far-fetched. Amy nurses Sethe's blistering feet and helps Sethe reach the Kentucky side of the Ohio River, where she eventually delivers Sethe's baby. Sethe then names the child after the good Samaritan. Not that I don't believe there were Caucasians sympathetic to the black man's (or woman's) plight back then. Nor do I find it hard to believe the same Caucasians would help a black person to freedom in some way if given the opportunity, but for some reason Amy Denver just seemed so out of place and I don't think the story would have suffered any if the character had been written out. ***End Spoiler Alert*** Anyway, if you haven't seen it by now. Do yourself a favor and go rent it or buy it. UNDERRATED UNDERRATED UNDERRATED is all I can say.

A painfully misguided attempt at adapting the soaringly beautiful Toni Morrison novel to the screen.Oprah Winfrey was death to this movie. I remember her promoting it like it was medicine, something everyone should see because it would be good for them. And her ridiculous stories about channeling her slave ancestors while playing the character of Sethe were embarrassing, given the mediocre performance she delivers. Her slave ancestors must be rolling in their graves.Director Jonathan Demme and company seem to completely miss the point of Morrison's novel, which was that African-Americans need to move past the atrocities of their heritage if they are ever to grow as a people. Instead, the movie focuses on pain, anger and resentment, and leaves one just feeling downright bad.Grade: D

Believe it or not I saw Beloved tonight for the first time in its entirety..because I had seen pieces of it.Very well played....but there were scenes hard to hear, very dark movie...and a little bit confusing .......if beloved was a spirit..why make her so real? having sex and all didn't like it too much but I recognize the good work done.Oprah wanted to send a message but I don't think people really understood it...and also do not understand why I HAVE TO write 10 lines of text if I have nothing else to say

This movie was captivating to me, but only because I paid such close attention to try and figure out what the hell was going on. When Beloved first appeared, I simply thought she was just crazy, or mentally handicapped. As the movie bored (excuse me, WORE) on, I realized what was really going on; however, there were parts of the movie that just didn't make sense tome. I thought the acting was well done, for the most part--Oprah & Danny Glover turned in excellent performances, but Thandie Newton wasn't very convincing as a...whatever it was she was supposed to be. And I understand Denver's character was supposed to be hard and conflicted with herself, but I thought the actress's portrayal was a bit dull. All in all, I definitely would NOT recommend this film to anyone. But that's just me.